Josef "Sepp" Schiffner (born 11 December 1930) was an

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n and German

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who competed in the 1950s. He was born in Altaussee. Competing in the

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and

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, he earned his best finish of 11th in the Nordic combined event at

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in 1956. Schiffner also finished 69th in the 18 km

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event at

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in 1952. After the 1956 Olympic Winter Games (from summer 1956) he competed for

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and won the Nordic combined event at Le Brassus wisson 15 January 1957."Ein Erfolg Sepp Schiffners", ''Arbeiterzeitung Vienna'', 16 January 1957, page 10

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18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52
* 1930 births Possibly living people Austrian male cross-country skiers Austrian male Nordic combined skiers Austrian male ski jumpers German male cross-country skiers German male Nordic combined skiers German male ski jumpers Olympic cross-country skiers for Austria Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Austria Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics People from Liezen District Skiers from Styria Naturalized citizens of Germany Naturalised sports competitors West German male skiers {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub