Josl Rieder
Austrian alpine skier
Josef "Josl" Rieder (3 December 1932 – 15 June 2019) was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. At the event, he was disqualified in the downhill event and the slalom.[1] He won three medals (one gold and two silvers) at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1958. He lit the Olympic flame at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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Rieder was born in Lermoos, Tyrol. He died on 15 June 2019, at the age of 86.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Josl Rieder". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Traueranzeige von Josef Rieder vom 18.06.2019". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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