Anton Engelbert Toni Sailer was an Austrian alpine ski racer, born on 17 November 1935 and died on 24 August 2009, considered among the best in the sport. At the age of 20 he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He nearly duplicated the feat at the 1958 World Championships, where he took two golds and a silver. He also won world titles in both years in the combined, which was then a paper race but was awarded medals by the International Ski Federation, known as FIS.
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1. Olympedia: Toni Sailer - Olympedia
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Although his feat of winning all three Alpine events at the 1956 Winter Games was matched by Jean-Claude Killy 12 years later, Sailer’s overall performance was far more impressive.
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17 November 1935
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At age 20, he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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was an Austrian alpine ski racer, considered among the best in the sport.
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