Alfred Aufdenblatten (12 November 1897 – 17 June 1975) was a mountaineer, ski guide and cross country skier from Zermatt

Zermatt

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants....

, Switzerland who competed in military patrol

Military patrol

Military patrol is a team winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing respectively ski mountaineering, and rifle shooting. It is usually contested between countries or military units. Biathlon was developed from military patrol....

 at the first winter Olympics

Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics

At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a military patrol competition was held. The Olympic lists the official medal winners for the event, yet several sources have counted this competition as a demonstration event only. The event was also demonstrated in 1928, 1936, and 1948,...

 in Chamonix in 1924.

The Swiss team, which consisted of Aufdenblatten, Alfons Julen

Alfons Julen

Alfons Julen was a cross country skier from Zermatt, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924....

, Anton Julen

Anton Julen

Anton Julen was a cross country skier from Zermatt, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924....

 and Denis Vaucher

Denis Vaucher

Denis Vaucher was a cross country skier from Bern, Switzerland who competed in military patrol at the first winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924....

, finished first in the competition.

Aufdenblatten also competed in the cross country 50 km

Cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km

The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, January 30, 1924.Thirty-three cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed.-Medalists:...

at the Chamonix Olympics.