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Karel Dvořák (sculptor)
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1948, the last military patrol competition was held as a demonstration sport. This was in part due to the aftermath of World War II, which decimated Europe. This sport would be superseded by the biathlon competition which debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics. The cross-country ski run was not prepared and was made by the leading Swiss team. The Czechoslovak participant Karel Dvořák described the weather of the day as extremely mild with temperatures of about at the starting point at the upper cableway station () on top of the Corviglia in the morning. The participants wore military equipment, of baggage on the back and a military rifle. Only the officers, the patrol leaders, had pistols and did not compete in shooting. At the shooting range they had to shoot on three rubber balloons at a distance of . Every hit gave a bonus of 1 minute for the team. ''Event held on 8 February 1948'' Notes References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936. From the selection of a host city in a neutral country to the exclusion of Japan and Germany, the political atmosphere of the post-war world was inescapable during the 1948 Games. The organizing committee faced several challenges due to the lack of financial and human resources consumed by the war. These were the first of two winter Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström. 28 nations marched in the opening ceremonies on 30 January 1948. Bibi Torriani played for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team and became the first ice hockey player to recite the Olympic Oath on behalf of all athletes. Nearly 670 ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristide Compagnoni
Aristide Compagnoni (26 July 1910 – 13 April 1995) was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. Compagnoni, born in Santa Caterina Valfurva was the brother of the skiers Severino and Ottavio Compagnoni.''Compagnoni Aristide, Severino e Ottavio'' . He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km at the (1937 and 1939). At the 1935 , together with Mario Compagnoni and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Events At The 1948 Winter Olympics
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Lorentz Eide
Lorentz Martin Eide (January 30, 1924 – March 27, 1992) was a U.S. American soldier and Olympic biathlete. Eide was born in Bergen, Norway. He served in the 38th Regimental Combat Team, Colorado.Military ski race tests endurance The Stars and Stripes, January 828, 1948, p. 10. At the age of 24, in the rank of a , he participated as member of the military patrol team At the |
Stanley T
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Donald Weihs
Donald H. Weihs (September 7, 1922 – January 3, 2016) was an American military officer and Olympic biathlete. Biography Weihs was born in Sherman, Texas, the son of Howard F. Weihs and his wife Marie Louise, née Gamblin. His brother Bill served in the army as well. Donald was recruited to the 38th Regimental Combat Team. At the age of 25 years, in the rank of a first lieutenant he was leader of the U.S. military patrol team at the demonstration event of the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Weihs had no long experience of skiing.Military ski race tests endurance The Stars and Stripes, January 828, 1948, p. 10. During the competition, after the team completed more than three-fourths of the 21.5-mile course, his ski broke and he tramped the last si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niculae-Cornel Crăciun
Niculae-Cornel Crăciun (born 29 July 1925) is a Romanian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 19th in the Nordic combined event and 68th in the 18 km cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing event. At the 1948 Winter Olympics he participated in the demonstration sport Military patrol at the 1948 Winter Olympics, military patrol and finished seventh as a member of the Romanian team. He was born in Crucea, Suceava, Crucea de Sus, Suceava County. He is the brother of fellow Olympian Moise Crăciun. External linksOlympic cross country skiing 18 km results: 1948-52 * 1925 births Possibly living people Romanian male biathletes Romanian male cross-country skiers Romanian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic biathletes for Romania Romanian military patrol (sport) runners Olympic cross-country skiers for Romania Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Šír
Jaroslav Šír (born 8 November 1923) is a former Czechoslovak soldier and skier. He is from Liberec. Biography Šír was born in Poniklá on 8 November 1923. He started skiing in the age of 15, and was in the national ski team from 1948 to 1955. As a conscript he served at the army sports club in Prague (Armádní tělocvičný klub). In the rank of a Vojín he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team at the 1948 Winter Olympics which placed sixth. Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in Špindlerův Mlýn Špindlerův Mlýn (; , formerly also ''Spindelmühle'') is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It lies in the Giant Mountains and is one of the most frequented ski resort .... References 1923 births Possibly living people Czechoslovak military patrol (sport) runners Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Morand
Gilbert Morand (11 July 1923 – 9 August 2008) was a French non-commissioned officer and skier. Sports Morand was born in the Jura department. In the military rank of a Caporal-chef he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth. He also gained eight French military champion titles, including three individual titles. Military service During World War II he joined the Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura. In 1944 he joined the army, where he served at the 24ème Bataillon de chasseurs (ranger battalion) during the campaign against the Germans, and participated in the occupation of Austria. He also served in the French Indochina War with the 27ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens and the 10ème Bataillon de Parachutistes de Chasseurs à Pied, and in the Algerian War as a mountain reconnaissance platoon leader of the 7eme Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins. After his military retirement in 1962 he worked as a civilian instructor at the Éco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysse Bozonnet
Joseph Ulysse Bozonnet (21 July 1922 – 13 January 2014)Ulysse Bozonnet's obituary /ref> was a French mountain infantry soldier and skier. In the military rank of a Caporal-chef he was a member of the national Olympic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Benoît-Lizon
Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon (1 November 1921 – 17 September 1950) was a French skier. He competed in the military patrol at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was killed during the First Indochina War. Personal life Benoît-Lizon served as a master sergeant () in the 3rdE REI, French Foreign Legion during the First Indochina War. He commanded a partisan unit during the Battle of Đông Khê, and was severely wounded during the battle. He was bayoneted and killed by Viet Minh The Việt Minh (, ) is the common and abbreviated name of the League for Independence of Vietnam ( or , ; ), which was a Communist Party of Vietnam, communist-led national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1 ... troops soon after. References 1921 births 1950 deaths Skiers from Jura (department) French military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics French military personnel killed in the First Indochina Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
