Thomas Stangassinger
Stangassinger in 1992 in Madonna di Campiglio.
Personal information
Born (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965
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 1989Canada Mont Sainte-AnneSlalom
24 January 1993Switzerland VeysonnazSlalom
28 November 1993United States Park CitySlalom
16 January 1994Austria KitzbühelSlalom
9 March 1997Japan ShigakogenSlalom
22 November 1997United States Park CitySlalom
18 January 1998Switzerland VeysonnazSlalom
25 January 1998Austria KitzbühelSlalom
28 November 1998United States AspenSlalom
13 March 1999Spain Sierra NevadaSlalom

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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