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Michael Walchhofer Disciplines SG, DH Born 28 April 1975
Radstadt, AustriaHeight 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) World Cup debut January 6, 1999 Retired March 2011 Website michaelwalchhofer.at Olympics Teams 3 (2002, 2006, 2010) Medals 1 (0 gold) World Championships Teams 6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) Medals 3 (1 gold) World Cup Seasons 13 (1999 – 2011) Wins 19 Podiums 49 Overall titles 0 Discipline titles 3 Medal recordMen's Alpine skiing Competitor for Austria Olympic Games Silver 2006 Turin Downhill World Championships Gold 2003 St.Moritz Downhill Silver 2005 Bormio Super-G Silver 2005 Bormio Team Event Bronze 2005 Bormio Downhill World Cup Podiums Discipline 1st 2nd 3rd Downhill 14 12 10 Super G 3 2 4 Combination 1 1 1 Super combination 1 0 0 Michael Walchhofer (born 28 April 1975, in Radstadt) is a former Austrian alpine ski racer. He started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the downhill world cup three times, one silver medal at Olympics Games, and one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at World Ski Championships. He became the first skier to win the Bormio Downhill three times with his victory on December 29, 2010. His last race was the downhill event in Lenzerheide on March 16, 2011.
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Career Achievements
Olympic Games
- Salt Lake City 2002: Combination: DNF
- Turin 2006: Downhill: 2, Combination: DNF
- Vancouver 2010: Downhill: 10, Super-G: 21
World Ski Championships
- Vail 1999: Combination: 6, Slalom: DNF
- St. Moritz 2003: Downhill: 1
- Bormio 2005: Super-G: 2, Team Event: 2, Downhill: 3, Combination: 4
- Åre 2007: Downhill: 15, Super Combination: DNF
- Val-d’Isère 2009: Downhill: 12, Super-G: 13
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011: Downhill: 7, Super-G: 11
World Cup
Season titles
Season Discipline 2005 Downhill 2006 Downhill 2009 Downhill Race victories
19 total wins (14 downhill, 3 Super G, 2 combined)
30 further podiums (22 downhill, 6 Super G, 2 combined)Season Date Location Race 2003 26 January 2003 Kitzbühel Combined 2004 29 November 2003 Lake Louise Downhill 2005 17 December 2004 Val Gardena Super G 15 January 2005 Wengen Downhill 18 February 2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill 19 February 2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill 2006 10 December 2005 Val d'Isère Downhill 11 December 2005 Val d'Isère Super combined 21 January 2006 Kitzbühel Downhill 2007 28 December 2006 Bormio Downhill 29 December 2006 Bormio Downhill 2008 30 November 2007 Beaver Creek Downhill 15 December 2007 Val Gardena Downhill 2009 20 December 2008 Val Gardena Downhill 2010 12 December 2009 Val d'Isère Super G 2011 27 November 2010 Lake Louise Downhill 17 December 2010 Val Gardena Super G 29 December 2010 Bormio Downhill 12 March 2011 Kvitfjell Downhill European Cup
Season titles
Season Discipline 1999 Overall Slalom Race victories
5 total wins (2 downhill, 3 slalom)
3 further podiums (2 downhill, 1 slalom)Season Date Location Race 1997 25 January 1997 Sestriere Downhill 1999 14 December 1998 Welschnofen Slalom 8 January 1999 Kranjska Gora Slalom 28 February 1999 Kiruna Slalom 2000 3 March 2000 Tonale Pass Downhill External links
- Michael Walchhofer at the International Ski Federation
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Michael Walchhofer
- Michael Walchhofer Website
- Walchhofer Hotels
1931: Walter Prager | 1932: Gustav Lantschner | 1933: Walter Prager | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Franz Zingerle | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: James Couttet | 1939: Hellmut Lantschner | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1950: Zeno Colò | 1952: Zeno Colò | 1954: Christian Pravda | 1956: Anton Sailer | 1958: Anton Sailer | 1960: Jean Vuarnet | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Egon Zimmermann | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Bernhard Russi | 1972: Bernhard Russi | 1974: David Zwilling | 1976: Franz Klammer | 1978: Josef Walcher | 1980: Leonhard Stock | 1982: Harti Weirather | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Peter Müller | 1989: Hans-Jörg Tauscher | 1991: Franz Heinzer | 1993: Urs Lehmann | 1996: Patrick Ortlieb | 1997: Bruno Kernen | 1999: Hermann Maier | 2001: Hannes Trinkl | 2003: Michael Walchhofer | 2005: Bode Miller | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal | 2009: John Kucera | 2011: Erik GuayCategories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Radstadt
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Austrian alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Austria
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
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