Josef Adolf
Olympic Nordic combined skier of Czechoslovakia
About Josef Adolf
Lived 1898 – 1951 (aged 53). Josef Adolf was a Czech cross-country skier, nordic combined skier and skier.
Josef Adolf (14 May 1898 – 30 November 1951) was an ethnic German Nordic combined skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920s.
Adolf was born in Velká Úpa (Pec pod Sněžkou), Austria-Hungary in May 1898. At the 1924 Winter Olympics he finished sixth in the Nordic combined event. He won a silver medal in the Nordic combined at the 1925 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Johannisbad.
He died in Viechtach, Germany on 30 November 1951, at the age of 53.
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Who was Josef Adolf?
Olympic Nordic combined skier of Czechoslovakia (1898–1951)
When was Josef Adolf born?
Josef Adolf was born on 14 May 1898 in Velká Úpa.
When did Josef Adolf die?
Josef Adolf died on 30 November 1951 in Viechtach.
What was Josef Adolf's occupation?
Josef Adolf was a cross-country skier, nordic combined skier and skier.
What nationality was Josef Adolf?
Josef Adolf was Czech.
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