Josl Rieder

Josef "Josl" Rieder (3 December 1932 – 15 June 2019) was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. At the event, he was disqualified in the downhill event and the slalom. He won three medals (one gold and two silvers) at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1958. He lit the Olympic flame at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Rieder was born in Lermoos, Tyrol. He died on 15 June 2019, at the age of 86.

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Josl Rieder at the International Olympic Committee

Category:1932 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Austrian skiers
Category:Olympians for Austria
Category:People from Tyrol (state)