Josef Schneeberger
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Josef "Sepp" Schneeberger (November 11, 1919 – February 10, 1989) was an
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who competed in the 1950s. He finished 23rd in the 18 km event at the
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. Four years later he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished eleventh in the 4 x 10 km relay event.


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18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52Mention of Josef Schneeberger's death
1919 births 1989 deaths Austrian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Austria 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub