Siegfried Weiß (cross-country skier)

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Siegfried Weiß (born December 18, 1933 in Furtwangen in the Black Forest ; † March 13, 2013 in Simonswald ) was a German cross-country skier .

Weiß grew up near Gütenbach . He won nine German championships in cross-country skiing and took part in the four Winter Olympics from 1956 to 1968.

In 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo he achieved 10th place out of 14 teams started with the men's 4 × 10 km relay . His teammates were Cuno Werner , Rudi Kopp and Hermann Möchel . During the games in the American Squaw Valley , he was temporarily in 10th place in the 50 km race , but slipped to 24th place due to wax problems. He achieved this rank four years later in Innsbruck . In 1968 he entered Grenoble , for the first time in one of two German teams, again in the 50 km race and reached 43rd place. In 1972 he retired from competitive sports and from then on lived in Simonswald .

Siegfried Weiß died at the age of 79 after a serious illness. He was buried in the Simonswald cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Bernd Kramer: Winter sports: From farmer's boy to Olympic participant: Siegfried Weiß: One of the most successful Black Forest cross-country skiers is dead , Badische Zeitung, March 14, 2013, accessed on March 24, 2013
  2. ↑ Our Olympic participants ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.skizunft-brend.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , skizunft-brend.de, accessed on March 24, 2013
  3. ↑ Honorary member Siegfried Weiß passed away ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.skizunft-brend.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , skizunft-brend.de, accessed on March 24, 2013

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SURNAME White, Siegfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Furtwangen in the Black Forest
DATE OF DEATH 13th March 2013
Place of death Simonswald