Beiser, Trude (1927–)

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Beiser, Trude (1927–)

Austrian Alpine skier. Name variations: Trude Jochum-Beiser; Trude Beiser-Jochum; Trude Jochum. Born Trude Beiser, Sept 2, 1927, in Lech am Arlberg, Austria.

Won a silver medal for downhill and a gold medal for combined at St. Moritz (1948), the 1st woman skier to win 2 Olympic medals; won a gold medal downhill at Oslo Olympics (1952); at World championships, won a gold medal and silver medal (1950).

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