About Alois Kälin
Born 1939. Alois Kälin is a Swiss nordic combined skier, ski jumper and cross-country skier.
Alois "Wisel" Kälin (born 13 April 1939) is a former Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Additionally he won a bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.
Kälin was the first Swiss to win a Winter Olympic medal in Nordic skiing, earning his award on 11 February 1968, four days before his fellow countryman Josef Haas would earn a bronze in the 50 km cross country event. He is also the last person to earn medals in both cross-country skiing and the Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics.
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Who is Alois Kälin?
Nordic skier from Swiss
When was Alois Kälin born?
Alois Kälin was born on 13 April 1939 in Einsiedeln.
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Alois Kälin is a nordic combined skier, ski jumper and cross-country skier.
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Alois Kälin is Swiss.
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