Otto Leodolter (18 March 1936 in

Mariazell Mariazell (Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the valle ...

– 16 December 2020) 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 ...

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who competed between 1955 and 1964. His biggest success was a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

in Squaw Valley. Leodolter was the first Austrian to earn a medal in

Nordic skiing Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...

. Leodolter died in

Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis (Central Bavarian: ''Riad'') is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, approximately west of Linz and north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district of Ried im Innkreis, and it serves as the administrative centre f ...

on 16 December 2020, aged 84.

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* * Austrian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Austria Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics 1936 births 2020 deaths Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria People from Bruck an der Mur District Skiers from Styria 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-skijumping-bio-stub