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| Born | 20 September 1958 Lienz, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Speed events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anton "Jimmy" Steiner (born 20 September 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier. [1]
He was born in Lienz, Osttirol. [2] He had 2 World Cup race victories at Downhill in 1986 when he finished eighth in the 1986 Downhill World Cup [1] and 3 World Cup victories at Combined. [1]
1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:
1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:
1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary:
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen:
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 in Schladming:
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 in Crans-Montana:
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