Josef Hones is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n ski mountaineer, former biathlete and mountain runner.

Hones participated in the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

 and finished 15th in the 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay event, together with Franz-Josef Weber, Alfred Eder

Alfred Eder

Alfred Eder is an Austrian biathlete and soldier, who competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden...

 and Klaus Farbmacher. In 1978 he won the Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition in the civilian teams category, together with Rudolf Kapeller and Karl Sinzinger. He participates also in mountain running events, and won the Kainach

Kainach bei Voitsberg

Kainach bei Voitsberg is a municipality in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria....

mountain marathon in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1993.

External links

• Josef Hones at sportsreferences.com