Alfred Aufdenblatten (12 November 1897 – 17 June 1975) was a mountaineer, ski guide and cross country skier from
Zermatt
Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
...
, Switzerland who competed in
military patrol at the
first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924.
The Swiss team, which consisted of Aufdenblatten,
Alfons Julen,
Anton Julen
Anton Julen (20 February 1898 – August 1982) was a cross country skier from Zermatt, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. The Swiss team, which consisted of Alfred Aufdenblatten, Alf ...
and
Denis Vaucher
Denis Vaucher (18 February 1898 – 24 February 1993) was a cross country skier from Bern, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924.
The Swiss team, which consisted of Alfred Aufdenblatten, ...
, finished first in the competition.
Aufdenblatten also competed in the
cross country 50 km at the Chamonix Olympics.
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1897 births
1975 deaths
Swiss military patrol (sport) runners
Olympic biathletes for Switzerland
Military patrol competitors at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
People from Zermatt
Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Valais
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