Thomas Stangassinger
Stangassinger in 1992 in Madonna di Campiglio.
Personal information
Born (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 58)
Hallein, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1984
Retired2000
Olympics
Teams1
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams2
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons16
Wins10
Podiums37
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 10 15 11
Combined 0 1 0
Total 10 16 11
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Saalbach Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Morioka Slalom

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
3 December 1989 Canada Mont Sainte-Anne Slalom
24 January 1993 Switzerland Veysonnaz Slalom
28 November 1993 United States Park City Slalom
16 January 1994 Austria Kitzbühel Slalom
9 March 1997 Japan Shigakogen Slalom
22 November 1997 United States Park City Slalom
18 January 1998 Switzerland Veysonnaz Slalom
25 January 1998 Austria Kitzbühel Slalom
28 November 1998 United States Aspen Slalom
13 March 1999 Spain Sierra Nevada Slalom

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Stangassinger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Harvey Araton (28 February 1994). "Olympic Lightning Strikes Twice More Before Torch Goes Out". New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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Awards Preceded byAndreas Goldberger Austrian Sportsman of the year 1994 Succeeded byThomas Muster
Olympic champions in alpine skiing – men's slalom
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's slalom World Cup winners
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