Edi Schild (also Edy; 21 February 1919 – 22 June 2008) was a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
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 ...
who competed in the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
. In 1948 he was a member of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the
4x10 km relay competition. In the
50 km event he finished sixth and in the
18 km competition he finished 20th.
External links
Edi Schild's profile at Sports Reference.comMention of Edi Schild's death
1919 births
2008 deaths
Swiss male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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