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Ralph Pöhland
Full name: Ralph Pöhland
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (177 cm)
Weight: 163 lbs (74 kg)
Born: June 8, 1946 in Klingenthal, Sachsen, Germany
Died: February 7, 2011 in Plauen im Vogtland, Sachsen, Germany
Affiliations: Hinterzarten
Country: 
West Germany
Sport: Nordic Combined
Biography
In January 1968, shortly before the Grenoble Olympics, where he would have been one of the absolute favorites, Ralph Pöhland used the opportunity to escape from the German Democratic Republic while participating in a pre-Olympic competition in Switzerland. He was assisted by Georg Thoma and afterwards was barred from the Olympics by the FIS, yielding to pressure from the Eastern Bloc. After winning the West German title in 1968 and 1969 Pöhland then participated in the 1972 Olympics and ended his career as a ski coach, amongst others for Urban Hettich and Georg Zipfel. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | Men's Individual | West Germany | FRG | 10 |
Men's Individual
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | D | DP | SP | J1S | J2S | J3S | J4S | J5S | T | I1T | I1R | I2T | I2R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Final Standings | 10 | 381.195 | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | 22 | 174.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | Jump 1 | 18 | non-scoring | 81.4 | 68.5 | 38.4 | 43.0 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | |||||
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | Jump 2 | 16 | 90.7 | 73.0 | 47.2 | 43.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.5 | ||||||
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | Jump 3 | 19 | 84.1 | 71.5 | 41.6 | 42.5 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | ||||||
| 1972 Winter | 25 | Sapporo | Nordic Combined | West Germany | Cross Country Skiing, 15 kilometres | 5 | 206.395 | 49:55.6 | 15:52.0 | 7 | 35:11.0 | 8 |
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