Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Hérin,
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/ref> italianized as Antonio Herin, (13 January 1900 – 2 June 1992) was an Italian cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
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Career
Originally from Valtournenche, Herin finished 13th at the 1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...
in Chamonix at the competition of 18-km-cross-country skiing.
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Quand la montagne rencontre la plaine : en souvenir d'Antoine Hérin
1900 births
1992 deaths
Italian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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