Christoph Gruber

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Christoph Gruber
Alpine skier
Christoph Gruber.jpg
Disciplines Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
ClubTurnerschaft Schwaz
Born (1976-03-25) 25 March 1976 (age 44)
Schwaz, Austria
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut27 November 1998
Website http://www.christophgruber.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2002, 2006)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10
Wins5
Podiums14
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Christoph Gruber (born 25 March 1976 in Schwaz) is an Austrian former alpine skier competing in all World Cup disciplines except slalom. In his World Cup debut, the super-G in Aspen, Colorado, on 27 November 1998, he finished in fourteenth position. On 21 December 2000, he won his first World Cup race, a giant slalom, in Bormio. He won the super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen three times.

World Cup victories

DateLocationRace
21 December 2000 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio Giant slalom
28 January 2001 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Super-G
20 February 2005 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-PartenkirchenSuper-G
29 January 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-PartenkirchenSuper-G
22 February 2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler Super-G


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