Hans Wallner
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Hans Wallner is a former Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1984.

He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 took place 19-28 February 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, and 1966. The Nordic combined 3 × 10 km team event and...

 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

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Wallner's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 6th in the individual large hill at Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

 in 1976
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

. He finished fifth in the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1975
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1975
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1975 took place in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....

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Wallner's lone ski jumping victory came in a large hill event at Sapporo in 1981.

After retiring he coached the Italian national team for a period.
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