Esme Mackinnon
British alpine skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esmé Mackinnon (2 December 1913 – 9 July 1999[1]), known as Muffie,[2] was a British alpine skier from Edinburgh, Scotland,[3] 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.[4]
Medal record | ||
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Representing United Kingdom | ||
Women’s Alpine skiing | ||
World Championships | ||
1931 Mürren | Slalom | |
1931 Mürren | Downhill |
The editors of Ski magazine called Mackinnon and fellow British skier Audrey Sale-Barker "probably the first women who could really be called racers."[5] Sir Arnold Lunn wrote that she "had the most remarkable record of any lady racer."[6] 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.[6]
After her skiing success, she married one L. M. Murphy.[6]