Josef "Josl" Rieder (3 December 1932 – 15 June 2019) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

. He competed at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...

, but was disqualified in the downhill event and failed to finish the slalom. He lit the

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at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

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. At the

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held from 1 to 9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg (state), Salzburg, Austria.:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958 Austrian Toni Sailer, 22, won three gold medals and a silver. The triple gold me ...

, he won three medals with a gold in slalom and silvers in the giant slalom and combination events.

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* 1932 births 2019 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Olympic cauldron lighters 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub