page_title: Sepp Schiffner
hierarchical_section_title: Sepp Schiffner
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zentralbild Wlocka 2.3.1954 V. Wintersport-Meisterschaften der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik vom 25. - 28.2.1954 in Oberhof Diesen Wintersportmeisterschaften kommt durch die Teilnahme von Sportlern aus Frankreich, der Volksrepublik Polen, der Ungarischen Volksrepublik und Westdeutschland besondere Bedeutung zu. Der Höhepunkt der V. Wintersportmeisterschaften war der Spezialsprunglauf mit internationaler Besetzung auf der Thüringenschanze am 28.2.1954. Unter den zahlreichen Ehrengästen befand sich auch der Präsident der Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Dr. h.c. Johannes Dieckmann. UBz: Sepp Schiffner von der Ski-Gilde Frankfurt-M.
context_page_description: Josef "Sepp" Schiffner was an Austrian and German nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.
  Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
  Schiffner also finished 69th in the 18 km cross country skiing event at Oslo in 1952.
  After the 1956 Olympic Winter Games he competed for West Germany and won the Nordic Combined Event at Le Brassus [Swiss] on 15 January 1957.
context_section_description: Josef "Sepp" Schiffner (born 11 December 1930 in Altaussee) was an Austrian and German nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.
  Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
  Schiffner also finished 69th in the 18 km cross country skiing event at Oslo in 1952.
  After the 1956 Olympic Winter Games (from summer 1956) he competed for West Germany and won the Nordic Combined Event at Le Brassus [Swiss] on 15 January 1957 (Source: "Arbeiterzeitung Vienna" dated 16 January 1957, page 10; title: Ein Erfolg Sepp Schiffners).
caption: Sepp Schiffner in 1954
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