 Rieder lighting the Olympic cauldron in 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1932-12-03)3 December 1932 Lermoos, Austria | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 2019(2019-06-15) (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Lermoos | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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, but was disqualified in the downhill event and failed to finish the slalom. He lit the Olympic Flame at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. 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.
References
- ^ Josl Rieder. sports-reference.com
- "Aktuelle Traueranzeigen | Tiroler Tageszeitung".
- 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games. sports-reference.com
- Josl Rieder at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
External links
- Josef Rieder at FIS (alpine)
- Josef Rieder at Olympedia
| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded byGiancarlo Peris | Final Olympic torchbearer Innsbruck 1964 |
Succeeded byYoshinori Sakai |
| Preceded byKen Henry | Final Winter Olympic torchbearer Innsbruck 1964 |
Succeeded byAlain Calmat |
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