Biography.guide
Home › People › Cross-country skier › Josef Haas
Portrait of Josef Haas

Josef Haas

1937 – 2024

Cross-country skier

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Josef Haas

Lived 1937 – 2024 (aged 86). Josef Haas was a Swiss cross-country skier.

Josef Haas (3 August 1937 – 18 January 2024) was a Swiss cross-country skier who competed in the late 1960s. He won the 50 km bronze at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Haas was the first Swiss to earn a cross-country skiing Olympic medal. He died on 18 January 2024, at the age of 86.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Awards
Swiss Sports Personality of the Year

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Josef Haas's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Josef Haas?

cross-country skier

When was Josef Haas born?

Josef Haas was born on 3 August 1937 in Marbach.

When did Josef Haas die?

Josef Haas died on 18 January 2024 in Marbach.

What was Josef Haas's occupation?

Josef Haas was a cross-country skier.

What nationality was Josef Haas?

Josef Haas was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Josef Haas

· Wikidata: Q674355

· DBpedia: Josef Haas

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Josef Haas. https://biography.guide/josef-haas/

MLA: "Josef Haas." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/josef-haas/.

Chicago: "Josef Haas." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/josef-haas/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:16 UTC