Klaus Ofner (born 15 August 1968 in

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nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the Nordic combined 3 x 10 km team event at the

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. Ofner also won two medals at the

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with gold in the 3 x 10 km team event and bronze in the 15 km individual event.

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* * 1968 births Living people Austrian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Austria Nordic combined skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics People from Murau Skiers from Styria {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub