Helmut Böck (born 14 February 1931) was a

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who competed in the 1950s. He finished 19th in the Nordic combined event at the

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. Böck also competed in the 18 km event at the

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, but did not finish. He was born in

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References

18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948–52

1931 births Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United Team of Germany Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics German male cross-country skiers German male Nordic combined skiers German male ski jumpers People from Ostallgäu Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) Skiers from Bavaria West German male cross-country skiers West German male skiers {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub