José Canals (10 October 1914 – 5 August 1937) was a Spanish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

. He was killed during the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...

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1914 births 1937 deaths Spanish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Spain Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Skiers from Barcelona Military personnel killed in the Spanish Civil War 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub