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Personal information | |
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 7 April 1992
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, Super Combined |
World Cup debut | 24 Januar 2012 (age 19) |
Website | Official website |
Olympics | |
Teams | ![]() |
Norbert Farkas (born 7 April 1992 [1] in Budapest [2] ) is an alpine skier from Hungary. He competed for Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member of Felix Promotion sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three. [3] He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics [4] and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013. [5] Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther. [6]
Race date | Place | Country | Category | Discipline | Position | Points |
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15.02.2013 | Schladming | ![]() | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | 47 | 111.28 |
18.02.2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ![]() | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | 63 | |
13.02.2009 | Val-d'Isère | ![]() | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | BDNF1 |
Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.