Liechtenstein at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Liechtenstein at the 1948 Winter Olympics
IOC code	LIE
NOC	Liechtenstein Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.li  (in German and English)
in St. Moritz
Competitors	10 (men) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Christof Frommelt [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Liechtenstein competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

The Liechtenstein alpine skiing team consisted of Konstantin von Padua (delegation leader), Theodor Sele, Leopold Leopold Schädler, Max Gassner, and Franz Beck. All of whom except Padua were from Triesenberg. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Konstantin von Padua	Downhill					5:04.1	99
Theodor Sele						4:24.1	90
Leopold Schädler						4:00.0	79
Max Gassner						3:53.0	73
Franz Beck						3:38.3	55

Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Athlete	Slalom			Total (downhill + slalom)
	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Points	Rank
Max Gassner	2:09.0	1:46.9	65	76.56	62
Franz Beck	1:46.2	1:23.8	53	48.37	47
Leopold Schädler	1:40.0	1:17.1	41	54.48	50
Theodor Sele	1:37.5	1:30.8	51	72.78	58

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

The Liechtenstein cross-country skiing team consisted of Christof Frommelt and Erwin Jehle from Schaan, and Egon Matt and Arthur Meier from Mauren. ^[2] Xaver Frick from Balzers also competed.

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Erwin Jehle	1'49:26	83
	Egon Matt	1'48:41	82
	Christof Frommelt	1'42:35	79

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Christof Frommelt Arthur Meier Xaver Frick Egon Matt	3'35:39	11

References

1. "Christof Frommelt". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
2. "Die Liechtensteinische Olympia-Mannschaft nach St. Moritz abgereist". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 24 January 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

Sources

• Comité Olympique Suisse (January 1951). Rapport Général sur les V^es Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: H. Jaunin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
• Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com