Josl Rieder
 Rieder lighting the Olympic cauldron in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
3 December 1932 (age 85) Lermoos, Austria[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Lermoos | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josef "Josl" Rieder (born 3 December 1932) is a former Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, but was disqualified in the downhill event and failed to finishing the slalom.[1] He lit the Olympic Flame at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[2] At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958, he won three medals with a gold in slalom and silvers in the giant slalom and combination events.[3]
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- 1 2 Josl Rieder. sports-reference.com
- ↑ 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Josl Rieder at the International Ski Federation
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| Preceded by Giancarlo Peris |
Final Olympic torchbearer Innsbruck 1964 |
Succeeded by Yoshinori Sakai |
| Preceded by Ken Henry |
Final Winter Olympic torchbearer Innsbruck 1964 |
Succeeded by Alain Calmat |
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