Sven Coomer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 10 March 2025 (aged 84) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Sven Coomer (12 October 1940 – 10 March 2025) was an Australian modern pentathlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Coomer went on to study product design in Sweden, where he learned to ski and ski-race. He later worked as a ski racing coach, ski instructor and ski school director in the United States. That career led to a job designing ski boots for the Italian firm Nordica, and his designs were widely imitated by other factories. [2]
Coomer died on 10 March 2025, at the age of 84. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sven Coomer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Jackson Hogen, "Sven Coomer: Master Boot Laster", "Skiing History" magazine, May/June 2014
- ^ Coomer, Robin; Harvey, Allyn (13 March 2025). "Ski boot pioneer Sven Coomer dies at 84". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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