Hias Leitner

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Matthias "Hias" Leitner (born September 22, 1935) is an Austrian former alpine skier.

He was born in Kitzbühel.

At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States he won silver in the slalom competition. At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria he ranked 21st in the slalom competition. [1] In 1966, 1967, and 1968 he won the Alpine skiing professional ski racing circuit.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hias Leitner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2008-12-21.