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{{Short description|Austrian alpine ski racer (1927–1994)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Alpine skiing]]}}
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{{MedalSilver| [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Oslo]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|Downhill]]}}
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{{MedalGold| [[Alpine World Skiing Championships|1954 Åre]] | Downhill}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Alpine World Skiing Championships|1954 Åre]] | Combined}}
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'''Christian Pravda''' (8 March 1927 – 11 November 1994) was an Austrian [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]].

He was born in [[Kufstein]], [[Austria]].

At age 20, he participated in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]], but was disqualified.

At the [[Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]], Pravda won two medals: silver in [[giant slalom]] and a bronze medal in the [[Downhill skiing|downhill]].

Pravda won the prestigious [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Hahnenkamm]] downhill twice, in 1951 and 1954.  He also won the [[Lauberhorn|Wengen]] downhill in 1954, the first of only ten racers to win both of these classic downhills in the same year.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061010115540/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PRAVDCHR01 Database Olympics.com] - Christian Pravda - profile

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[[Category:1927 births]]
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[[Category:Austrian male alpine skiers]]
[[Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Austria]]
[[Category:Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]
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[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Austria]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Austria]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kufstein]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Skiers from Tyrol (federal state)]]
[[Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen]]


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