Hans Nogler

Hans Nogler ( born February 28, 1919 in Vienna, † 30 May, 2011 Selva di Val Gardena ) was a ski racer. The South Tyrolean grew up as the son of a Gardena wood carver prostheses in Selva di Val Gardena on and was the brother of Sophie Nogler. He started for Italy, then to Germany and finally to Austria.

Nogler won in 1938 and 1939 five Italian league titles (2x Slalom, 2x and 1x combination of departure). In 1944 he became German champion in downhill skiing. At the Olympic Winter Games in 1948 he won for Austria in the downhill on the 9th Place and in the combination eighth. In 1950 he won the Harriman Cup and 1952 he was Men's Roch Cup Champion ..

After this racer career, he was a ski instructor, including in the United States (Sun Valley). He owned a hotel named after ( " Sun Valley " ) in Selva di Val Gardena, where he lived until his death.