Guzzi Lantschner

Biography

Gustav Adolf "Guzzi" Lantschner was an Austrian-born German alpine skier turned actor, born in Innsbruck, Austria on August 12, 1910. A two-time Winter Olympics medalist, he won the silver medal in the combined event at the 1936 Games and the downhill world championship in 1932 while competing for Austria. He also appeared in the documentary "The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl" (1993).