Lucian Büeler (28 March 1910 – 6 February 1952) was a Swiss civil engineer and figure skater. He was the 1935-1937 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th. As a civil engineer, he worked in Argentina from 1939 to 1947 and constructed South America's first artificial ice rink in Buenos Aires.[1]

Lucian Büeler
Born(1910-03-28)28 March 1910
Zürich, Switzerland
Died6 February 1952(1952-02-06) (aged 41)
Solothurn, Switzerland
Figure skating career
Country Switzerland
Skating clubSC Zürich

Competitive highlights

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Event 1935 1936 1937
Winter Olympic Games 17th
World Championships 14th 10th
European Championships 10th
Swiss Championships 1st 1st[2] 1st

References

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  1. ^ Töndury, G.A. "Nekrologe: † Lucian Büeler". Schweizerische Bauzeitung - Swiss construction newspaper (in German). Vol. 70, no. Heft 20. p. 299 – via e-periodica.ch ETH Zurich.
  2. ^ "Schweizermeister im Eiskunstlaufen - Herren" [Swiss figure skating champion - men]. The Swiss Skating Website (in German).
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