Esme Mackinnon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Esme Mackinnon

alpine skier

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1999

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Esme Mackinnon

  • Esmé Mackinnon (2 December 1913 – 9 July 1999), known as Muffie, was a British alpine skier from Edinburgh, Scotland, remembered as the first female FIS World Champion in both downhill and slalom.
  • She was a member of the Ladies' Ski Club which was the first skiing club for women.The editors of Ski magazine called Mackinnon and fellow British skier Audrey Sale-Barker "probably the first women who could really be called racers." Sir Arnold Lunn wrote that she "had the most remarkable record of any lady racer." In addition to her world championships, Mackinnon won the slalom and combined titles at the prestigious Arlberg-Kandahar races in March 1933, in Mürren, Switzerland.After her skiing success, she married one L.
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