Seelos, Anton Toni#

b. Seefeld (Tyrol), March 4, 1911, racing skier, trainer and skiing instructor. Is regarded as the inventor of the parallel turn, the "S. gate" is used in racing to this day. S. won the world championship in 1933 and 1935 (slalom and combination). Afterwards successful trainer; coached the German skier C. Cranz, who became an Olympic champion in 1936 and won fourteen titles as world champion, a number which has yet to be rivalled.

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