- Michael von Grünigen
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Michael von Grünigen Personal information Born 11 April 1969 Medal recordMen’s Alpine Skiing Competitor for Switzerland Olympic Games Bronze 1998 Nagano Giant Slalom World Championships Gold 2001 St. Anton Giant Slalom Gold 1997 Sestrières Giant Slalom Bronze 1996 Sierra Nevada Giant Slalom Bronze 1996 Sierra Nevada Slalom Michael von Grünigen (born April 11, 1969) is a Swiss former alpine skier. In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant Slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in Giant Slalom.
World Cup victories
World Cups
Season Discipline 1996 Giant Slalom Cup 1997 Giant Slalom Cup 1999 Giant Slalom Cup 2003 Giant Slalom Cup Individual races
Date Location Race 19 January 1993 Veysonnaz Giant Slalom 18 December 1994 Val d'Isère Giant Slalom 12 November 1995 Tignes Giant Slalom 17 November 1995 Vail Giant Slalom 25 November 1995 Park City Giant Slalom 19 January 1996 Adelboden Giant Slalom 10 February 1996 Hinterstoder Giant Slalom 22 December 1996 Alta Badia Giant Slalom 5 January 1997 Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom 8 March 1997 Nagano Giant Slalom 15 March 1997 Vail Giant Slalom 26 October 1997 Tignes Giant Slalom 14 December 1997 Val d'Isère Giant Slalom 28 February 1998 Yongpyong Giant Slalom 20 December 1998 Alta Badia Giant Slalom 14 March 1999 Sierra Nevada Giant Slalom 17 November 2000 Park City Giant Slalom 17 December 2000 Val d'Isère Giant Slalom 6 January 2001 Les Arcs Giant Slalom 10 March 2002 Flachau Giant Slalom 22 November 2002 Park City Giant Slalom 15 December 2002 Val d'Isère Giant Slalom 1 March 2003 Yongpyong Giant Slalom External links
- Official Homepage
- Michael von Grünigen in the German National Library catalogue (German)
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Michael von Gruenigen
1950: Zeno Colò | 1952: Stein Eriksen | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Toni Sailer | 1960: Roger Staub | 1962: Egon Zimmermann | 1964: François Bonlieu | 1966: Guy Périllat | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Karl Schranz | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Heini Hemmi | 1978: Ingemar Stenmark | 1980: Ingemar Stenmark | 1982: Steve Mahre | 1985: Markus Wasmeier | 1987: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1989: Rudolf Nierlich | 1991: Rudolf Nierlich | 1993: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1996: Alberto Tomba | 1997: Michael von Grünigen | 1999: Lasse Kjus | 2001: Michael von Grünigen | 2003: Bode Miller | 2005: Hermann Maier | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal | 2009: Carlo Janka | 2011: Ted LigetyAwards Preceded by
Donghua LiSwiss Sportsman of the Year
1997Succeeded by
Oscar CamenzindCategories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Swiss alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Swiss alpine skiing biography stubs
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