Harald Paumgarten
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1904 – 1952
Who was Harald Paumgarten?
Harald Paumgarten was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s.
He competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.
In 1928 he finished 17th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event as well as 17th in the Nordic combined competition.
Four years later he finished 29th in the shorter cross-country skiing event. In the ski jumping competition he finished 25th and in the Nordic combined event he finished 18th.
He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck.
Paumgarten died in an avalanche.
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- Born
- Apr 4, 1904
Graz - Nationality
- Austria
- Died
- Feb 6, 1952
Sankt Anton am Arlberg
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on July 23, 2013
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