Josef "Josl" Gstrein (31 December 1917 in

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– 11 September 1980) was an

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and Nordic combined skier who competed in the

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. In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and finished twelfth and in the 18 km event where he finished 36th. In the Nordic combined event he finished 16th.

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Josl Gstrein's profile at Sports Reference.comJosl Gstrein's obituary
1917 births 1980 deaths Austrian male Nordic combined skiers Austrian male cross-country skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Austria Olympic cross-country skiers for Austria Nordic combined skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics People from Imst District Skiers from Tyrol (state) {{Austria-skijumping-bio-stub