Charly Kahr, who celebrated great success not least as ÖSV coach, has died at the age of 91.
Long-time alpine ski coach Karl “Charly” Kahr died on Saturday at the age of 91. Kahr, who was also called “Downhill Charly,” is considered a coaching legend. During his 17-year era as ÖSV coach, stars such as Olga Pall, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, David Zwilling, Franz Klemm, Leonard Stock, Josef Walcher and Harti Weirather became Olympic and world champions.
Between 1968 and 1985, his protégés won a total of 13 medals, seven of them gold. The trainer was also considered stubborn off the slopes. “Even though some people said he was a stubborn dog – but that’s what I liked to be: clever, stubborn and you’ll be successful,” Kahr once explained. The Schladming veteran was present at this year’s World Cup anniversary on the Planai. The news of his death came as a somewhat surprising surprise to companions.
In 2018, Kahr was confronted with allegations of abuse from a former ski racer. He lost the subsequent lawsuit for slander. An investigation was closed in October 2018 on the grounds that the alleged acts were time-barred. At the same time, Kahr received numerous expressions of solidarity from former protégés.
He leaves behind his wife Gerlinde and two daughters.
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