Klébert Balmat (22 June 1896 – 2 July 1961) was a French

skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

. He competed 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, Franc ...

and the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

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* 1896 births 1961 deaths French male ski jumpers French male Nordic combined skiers Olympic ski jumpers of France Olympic Nordic combined skiers of France Ski jumpers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{France-skijumping-bio-stub