About Karl Schnabl
Born 1954. Karl Schnabl is an Austrian ski jumper and surgeon.
Karl Schnabl (born March 8, 1954, in Achomitz, community Hohenthurn, Carinthia) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.
His best-known successes were at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill event. He also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976.
Schnabl also won bronze at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in 1975. He also finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Since finishing medical school at Innsbruck University, he has been working as a doctor in sports medicine until he retired in 2019.
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Who is Karl Schnabl?
ski jumper
When was Karl Schnabl born?
Karl Schnabl was born on 8 March 1954 in Villach.
What is Karl Schnabl's occupation?
Karl Schnabl is a ski jumper and surgeon.
What nationality is Karl Schnabl?
Karl Schnabl is Austrian.
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