Willy Bogner
German skier and entrepreneur (1909–1977)
Wilhelm Bogner Sr. (7 February 1909 – 27 July 1977) was a German Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s.2
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Born Feb 7, 1909, died Jul 27, 1977.1
About
He and his wife, Maria, co-founded a ski apparel company that bore their name. Bogner was a member of the Nazi party and held the rank of Untersturmführer.
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Companies
Career
Occupation: fashion designer, costume designer, cross-country skier, ski jumper, ski mountaineer, entrepreneur, Nordic combined skier.4
Bogner won a pair of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 10 km event in 1934 and a bronze in the Nordic combined in 1935. Bogner Sr. also finished 6th in the 4 × 10 km event and 12th in the Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where he also took the Olympic Oath. During his career, Bogner Sr. was an eleven-time German and five-time Nordic skiing champion. In 1933, he participated together with Matthias Wörndle and Gustav "Gustl" Müller at the first Trofeo Mezzalama event, where they placed third.
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Personal life
Bogner was born on (1909-02-07)7 February 1909 in Traunstein, Germany and died on (1977-07-27)27 July 1977 in Hausham, Germany. In 1937 he married Maria Lux, an athletic woman who joined his company to design sports apparel in 1932. Together, they had three children, Rosemarie, Michael, and Wilhelm (Willy Jr.) They established a clothing line led to outfitting the German national ski team at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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- 1WikidataWilly Bogner on Wikidata
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- 10Wikimedia CommonsWilly Bogner photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain