Josl Rieder

{{Short description|Austrian alpine skier (1932–2019)}}

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| image = Josl Rieder 1964 Olympic cauldron.jpg

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| caption = Rieder lighting the Olympic cauldron in 1964

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|12|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lermoos, Austria[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033058/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/josl-rieder-1.html Josl Rieder]. sports-reference.com

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|6|15|1932|12|3|df=y}}

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| height = 162 cm

| weight = 60 kg

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| sport = Alpine skiing

| club = SC Lermoos

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{{MedalGold|1958 Bad Gastein|Slalom}}

{{MedalSilver|1958 Bad Gastein|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalSilver|1958 Bad Gastein|Combination}}

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Josef "Josl" Rieder (3 December 1932 – 15 June 2019){{Cite web|url=https://traueranzeigen.tt.com/traueranzeige/3566218-josef-rieder.html|title=Aktuelle Traueranzeigen | Tiroler Tageszeitung}} was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, but was disqualified in the downhill event and failed to finish the slalom. He lit the Olympic Flame at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042618/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1964/ 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games]. sports-reference.com At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958, he won three medals with a gold in slalom and silvers in the giant slalom and combination events.{{FIS|S=AL|ID=50919}}