Thomas Stangassinger
Austrian alpine skier
![]() Stangassinger in 1992 in Madonna di Campiglio. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 58) Hallein, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Technical events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Stangassinger (born 15 September 1965) is an Austrian former alpine skier.[1]
Career
Throughout the 1990s, he belonged to the international slalom elite. He won a silver medal in the World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm and a bronze medal in the World Ski Championships in Morioka. His career highlight came when he won the slalom competition at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer.[2][3]
World Cup victories
Date | Location | Race |
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3 December 1989 | ![]() | Slalom |
24 January 1993 | ![]() | Slalom |
28 November 1993 | ![]() | Slalom |
16 January 1994 | ![]() | Slalom |
9 March 1997 | ![]() | Slalom |
22 November 1997 | ![]() | Slalom |
18 January 1998 | ![]() | Slalom |
25 January 1998 | ![]() | Slalom |
28 November 1998 | ![]() | Slalom |
13 March 1999 | ![]() | Slalom |
References
- ^ "Thomas Stangassinger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Stangassinger Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Harvey Araton (28 February 1994). "Olympic Lightning Strikes Twice More Before Torch Goes Out". New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
External links
- Thomas Stangassinger at FIS (alpine)
- Thomas Stangassinger at Olympedia
- Thomas Stangassinger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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Preceded by | Austrian Sportsman of the year 1994 | Succeeded by |
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- t
- e
- 1948:
Edy Reinalter (SUI)
- 1952:
Othmar Schneider (AUT)
- 1956:
Toni Sailer (AUT)
- 1960:
Ernst Hinterseer (AUT)
- 1964:
Josef Stiegler (AUT)
- 1968:
Jean-Claude Killy (FRA)
- 1972:
Francisco Fernández Ochoa (ESP)
- 1976:
Piero Gros (ITA)
- 1980:
Ingemar Stenmark (SWE)
- 1984:
Phil Mahre (USA)
- 1988:
Alberto Tomba (ITA)
- 1992:
Finn Christian Jagge (NOR)
- 1994:
Thomas Stangassinger (AUT)
- 1998:
Hans Petter Buraas (NOR)
- 2002:
Jean-Pierre Vidal (FRA)
- 2006:
Benjamin Raich (AUT)
- 2010:
Giuliano Razzoli (ITA)
- 2014:
Mario Matt (AUT)
- 2018:
André Myhrer (SWE)
- 2022:
Clément Noël (FRA)