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Othmar Schneider Biography
Some key facts and details about Othmar Schneider from the Vorarlberg. He became Austria’s first winter Olympic ski event winner in 1952 when he was elected “Sportsman of the Year”. He was also an active competitor in shooting championships and a successful trainer:
Othmar Schneider:
Born 27 August 1928 in Lech
Lives in Lech am Arlberg and Götzis
Family status: married to Irmgard, two daughters
Major successes in skiing:
Olympic Slalom Winner and Olympic Silver Medallist for Alpine skiing in Oslo in 1952. World Champion in slalom and Vice-World Champion in Alpine skiing in 1952.
12th in the Olympic Slalom Event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
FIS Competition Wins:
1950 Chamonix (slalom), St. Moritz (downhill)
1951 Wengen (downhill, combination), Chamonix (slalom), Sestriere (slalom, combination)
1952 Wengen (downhill, combination)
1953 Big Bronley/USA (downhill), Victor Constant/USA (downhill, slalom)
1954 Arosa/ITA 3 pistes event
1957 Quebec/CAN (downhill)
Distinction: Austrian Sportsman of the Year 1952
Principal successes in shooting events:
World Championships:
1970: 4th Air Pistol Team, 9th Air Pistol, 6th Centerfire Pistol
1974: 3rd Free Pistol Team, 9th Free Pistol, 6th Centerfire Pistol Team, 11th Centerfire Pistol European Championships:
1965: 25th Free Pistol
1971: 23rd Free Pistol
1975: 3rd Centerfire Pistol Team, 10th Centerfire Pistol
34 times State Champion (17 Team and Individual Titles)
Principal success as a trainer:
Coach for the Austrian Sports Pistol Shooting team at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal, where Rudolf Dollinger won the only Austrian OC Medal by taking bronze in the free target pistol competition
Education and professional career:
1949: Graduated from the Business Academy in Bregenz
1949 to 1953: Studied pharmacy in Innsbruck (not completed)
from 1954: Set up a Ski School in Boyne (US State of Michigan)
from 1963: (summer) Ski School in Chile
1966: Piste Manager for the World Alpine Championships in Chile
1968: Construction of his own Kristiania Hotel in Lech
1976: End of his sports career, acquisition of "Huber- Gerätebau" and member of the "Huber-Trikot" (Vorarlberg) board of management for 20 years
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