Sepp Schiffner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJosef "Sepp"•Schiffner
Used nameSepp•Schiffner
Born11 December 1930 in Altaussee, Steiermark (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Sepp Schiffner was an Austrian cross-country skier and Nordic combined participating in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. At Oslo he finished 69th over 18 km cross-country and 20th in the Nordic combined, improving to 11th at Cortina d’Ampezzo four years later.

Schiffner was Austrian Champion in the Nordic combined in 1953 and 1956, although he had moved in 1954 to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, due to professional reasons. He received German citizenship in 1956, became German Champion in 1957, and added four more podiums up to 1962.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) AUT Sepp Schiffner
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) 69
Nordic Combined (Skiing) AUT Sepp Schiffner
Individual, Men (Olympic) 20
1956 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) AUT Sepp Schiffner
Individual, Men (Olympic) 11