Anton Julen (20 February 1898 – August 1982) was a cross country skier from
Zermatt
Zermatt (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Visp (district), Visp in the German language, German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is cl ...
, Switzerland who competed in
military patrol
Military patrol is a team winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Formerly ski mountaineering was also part of the sport. It is usually contested between countries or milit ...
at the
first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. The Swiss team, which consisted of
Alfred Aufdenblatten,
Alfons Julen, Anton Julen and
Denis Vaucher, finished first in the competition.
He was brother of
Alfons Julen, and cousin of the Olympians
Oswald Julen (Nordic combined) and
Simon Julen
Simon Julen (3 May 1897 – 27 March 1951) was a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonl ...
(cross country skiing).
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1898 births
1982 deaths
Swiss military patrol (sport) runners
Olympic biathletes for Switzerland
Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
Sportspeople from Zermatt
Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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