Ralph "Rolf" Olinger (17 December 1924 – 25 June 2006) was a
Swiss alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
who competed in the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
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Ralph Olinger on SR/Olympic Sports
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He was born in Engelberg
Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Engelberg, the municipality also includes the settlements of Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.
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In 1948 he won a bronze medal in the downhill competition.
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Swiss male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1924 births
2006 deaths
20th-century Swiss people
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