Anton Seelos

Anton Seelos
Medal record
Competitor for  Austria
Men’s Alpine skiing
World championship
Gold 1933 Innsbruck Slalom
Gold 1933 Innsbruck Combined
Gold 1935 Mürren Slalom
Gold 1935 Mürren Combined
Silver 1931 Mürren Slalom

Anton Seelos (March 4, 1911 June 1, 2006) was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

In the 1930s, Seelos invented the Parallel turn and became a world champion in the slalom and alpine combination in 1933, and again in slalom and in combination in 1935.[1]

Seelos worked as professional ski instructor, and was therefore not allowed to participate in the Olympic games. He was also trainer and instructor for Christl Cranz and the French ski team with Emile Allais.

References

  1. Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on July 17, 2008)