Ralph Olinger
Ralph Olinger (born December 17, 1924 in Engelberg ; † June 25, 2006 ) was a Swiss ski racer . He was active in the 1940s and especially successful in the downhill .
Career
Olinger was a member of the Engelberg Ski Club . Between 1947 and 1949 he was Swiss downhill champion three times in a row . At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , hopes for a medal seemed to have burst after a serious fall in training. On February 2, 1948, however, he won the bronze medal on the descent at the same time as his compatriot Karl Molitor .
Two years later he was a member of the Swiss national ski team at the World Championships in Oslo , where he achieved ninth place in the downhill as the best result.
Greatest successes
Olympic games
- Bronze medal in the downhill run in St. Moritz in 1948
Swiss championships
- 3 × Swiss champion in the downhill 1947, 1948, 1949
Other significant achievements
- 2 × victory in the Parsenn Derby in 1948, 1951
Web links
- Ralph Olinger in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Ralph Olinger in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Ralph Olinger in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olinger, Ralph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Engelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2006 |