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OLYMPIA CORTINA D'AMPEZZO 1956
In this Feb. 3, 1956 photo Austria's Toni Sailer, a 21-year-old plumber, displays his ski wizardry as he takes to the air during his winning run in the men's downhill Olympic ski championship in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Toni became the miracle man of the skis as he rang up an unprecedented alpine grand slam having previously won the giant and special slalom races. Austrian skiing great Toni Sailer, who in 1956 became the first athlete to win all three alpine ski events at a Winter Olympics, has died. He was 73. Sailer passed away Monday after a long illness, his Kitzbuehel Ski Club said in a statement Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Str)
Instructions
BW ONLY
License
Rights Managed
Date created
19560203
Place
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO ITALIEN
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
AP
Byline
STR
Size
2223 x 3000 px
File type
JPEG