Wolfgang Bartels
Encyclopedia
Wolfgang Bartels was a German
alpine skier
who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics
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He was born in Bischofswiesen
and died in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
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In 1964 he won the bronze medal in the Alpine downhill event. In the slalom competition he finished ninth. He also competed in the giant slalom contest but did not finish the race.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
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He was born in Bischofswiesen
Bischofswiesen
Bischofswiesen is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany....
and died in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800.It is located in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of Munich....
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In 1964 he won the bronze medal in the Alpine downhill event. In the slalom competition he finished ninth. He also competed in the giant slalom contest but did not finish the race.