Anton "Toni" Seelos (4 March 1911 – 1 June 2006) was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Austria
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| World Championships | ||
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1933 Innsbruck | Slalom |
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1933 Innsbruck | Combined |
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1935 Mürren | Slalom |
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1935 Mürren | Combined |
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1931 Mürren | Slalom |
In the 1930s, Seelos invented the parallel turn[1] and became a world champion in the slalom and alpine combination in 1933, and again in slalom and in combination in 1935.[2]
Seelos worked as professional ski instructor, and was therefore not allowed to participate in the Olympic games. He was also trainer and instructor for Christl Cranz and the French ski team with Emile Allais.
The Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze in Seefeld in Tirol is named after him.
References edit
- ^ Nick Howe: The Blitz Form Kitz, Skiing Heritage 1/1997 p.17.
- ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today – FIS-ski.com – (Retrieved on July 17, 2008)
External links edit
- Anton Seelos at FIS (alpine)
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