Paul Ausserleitner

Paul Ausserleitner
nation	German Empire Austria
birthday	February 3, 1925
place of birth	Bischofshofen ,  Austria
date of death	January 9, 1952
Place of death	Bischofshofen ,  Austria
Career
society	SC Bischofshofen
National squad	since 1942
End of career	1952
Medal table
National medals 1 × 0 × 0 ×
Austrian championships gold 1949 Villach singles

Paul Ausserleitner (born February 3, 1925 in Bischofshofen ; † January 9, 1952 there ) was an Austrian ski jumper . He is considered one of the pioneers of ski jumping in Austria after the end of the Second World War.

In 1942, Ausserleitner won the German youth championship in ski jumping.

After the Second World War he was part of the Austrian national team. In 1948 he became Salzburg national champion in Radstadt before becoming ASKÖ national champion in Innsbruck in 1949 . In the same year he also won the Austrian title in Villach .

In addition to his sporting activities, he also worked as an organizer and supervisor for the revival of ski jumping in his hometown of Bischofshofen.

Ausserleitner injured himself so badly on January 5, 1952 during training for the Epiphany Jumping that he died four days later from the consequences of the fall. In his honor, the Hochkönigschanze in Bischofshofen , on which the final of the Four Hills Tournament takes place every year , was renamed Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze .

Web links

• Sportsmen, coaches and FIS officials of the SCB on the website of the Ski Club Bischofshofen