Karl Hischier
Karl Hischier (born January 21, 1925 in Oberwald VS ; † August 21, 2016 in Fiesch ) was a Swiss skier.
Life
Hischier, son of August Hischier and Olivia Kreuzer , won the military ski patrol run at the Olympic revenge in St. Moritz in Oslo in 1949 in a team with Robert Zurbriggen , Arnold Andenmatten and Karl Bricker . At the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952 he finished 17th in cross-country skiing in 18 km . In 1956 he was individual military world champion at the CISM Military World Championships in Oslo , was at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1962 in Zakopane and at the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 in Innsbruck cross-country skiing coach for the Swiss team.
Karl Hischier lived in his birthplace Oberwald, most recently part of the municipality of Obergoms . He died in 2016 in the St. Theodul retirement home in Fiesch.
Web links
- Olympic 50 km cross country skiing results: 1948–64
- Karl Hischier in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice , accessed on August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Tourist development of the glacier village: 8th ski ace in the mirror of the international sports press ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Saas-Fee.
- ↑ Participation in world championships: CISM military world championships ( Memento from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 92 kB) Palmarès Skiclub Obergoms.
- ^ Walliser Jahrbuch 2002 ( Memento of October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 5.5 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hischier, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberwald VS |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 2016 |
| Place of death | Fiesch |