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Frank Prihoda

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Frank Prihoda (born 8 July 1921) is an Australian former alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]

Along with his sister, and fellow Olympic skier, Sasha Nekvapil and her husband Karel, he defected from Czechoslovakia in 1948 and emigrated to Australia. There, they started one of the first ski-lodge businesses in Thredbo, New South Wales.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Prihoda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ Webb, Chrissi (18 June 2014). "Treasured memories of the Angel of Thredbo".


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