Matthias "Hias" Noichl (17 October 1920 – 19 December 2002) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 1940s and in the 1950s. In 1948 he finished 45th in the 18 km competition. Four years later he finished 28th in the 18 km event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52
1920 births 2002 deaths Austrian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Austria Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub