Stephan Eberharter

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Stephan Eberharter
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Personal information
Born (1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 55)
Brixlegg, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Olympics
Medals4 (1 gold)
World Championships
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Wins29
Podiums75
Overall titles2
Discipline titles5
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom000
Giant544
Super-G699
Downhill18911
Combined000
Parallel000
Total292224
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 121
World Championships 310
Total431
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano Giant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill
WorldChampionships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Saalbach Super-G
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Saalbach Combined
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 St. Moritz Super-G
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 St. Anton Super-G

Stephan "Steff" Eberharter (born 24 March 1969) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.

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Biography

Born in Brixlegg, Tyrol, Eberharter was the winner of the overall World Cup title in 2002 and 2003, as well as the season titles in downhill and super-G. He was the nearest rival of compatriot Hermann Maier in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Eberharter retired from international competition following the conclusion of the 2003–04 season.

Career

Eberharter made his World Cup debut during the 1990 season at age 20, where he finished 32nd in the overall standings. The next year he finished second in the super-G standings and won two gold medals at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, the super-G and combined. He was voted the Austrian Sportspersonality of the year for 1991.

After injury setbacks, he became particularly successful in the downhill event, and finished third in the downhill standings in 1998 and was the runner-up in 2001. His nemesis on the snow, teammate Maier, was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in August 2001 which sidelined him for the 2002 season. In Maier's absence, Eberharter went on to take the overall World Cup title (and downhill and super-G) in 2002 and 2003. His 2004 victory at the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel is often regarded as one of the most impressive downhill victories in alpine skiing history, besting runner-up Daron Rahlves by a lengthy 1.21 seconds, an equivalent of 142 feet (43 m) at 80 mph (130 km/h).

Eberharter enjoyed success at the World Championships and Olympic Games as well. In 1991 in Saalbach, he won two gold medals in the super-G and combined events. Twelve years later, at St. Moritz in 2003, he took gold in the super-G event again. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he finished second in the giant slalom, but went on to take gold in the same event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he also won the bronze medal in the downhill, and took silver in the super-G. [1]

In his final season in 2004, Eberharter won four downhills and the downhill season title; he had twelve podiums, was second in the overall standings, and third in Super-G. [2]

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2002 Overall
Downhill
Super-G
2003 Overall
Downhill
Super-G
2004 Downhill

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
1990 20321814
1991 2112725
1992 2236254327575
1993 23293342125010
1994 24
1995 251045145
1996 26
1997 27
1998 2834339
1999 294224
2000 30616769
2001 3122142
2002 321311
2003 331161112
2004 342293122

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
1998 14 Mar 1998 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Giant slalom
1999 20 Nov 1998 Park City, USAGiant slalom
27 Nov 1998 Aspen, USA Super-G
27 Feb 1999 Ofterschwang, GermanyGiant slalom
2001 25 Nov 2000 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
3 Mar 2001 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill
2002 7 Dec 2001 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G
8 Dec 2001Downhill
15 Dec 2001 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
12 Jan 2002 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill
18 Jan 2002 Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G
19 Jan 2002Downhill
27 Jan 2002 Garmisch, GermanySuper-G
2 Feb 2002 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill
3 Feb 2002Giant slalom
6 Mar 2002 Altenmarkt, AustriaDownhill
2003 27 Oct 2002 Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom
30 Nov 2002Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
1 Dec 2002Super-G
7 Dec 2002 Beaver Creek, USADownhill
14 Dec 2002Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill
11 Jan 2003 Bormio, ItalyDownhill
17 Jan 2003Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill
22 Feb 2003Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
13 Mar 2003Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G
2004 10 Jan 2004 Chamonix, FranceDownhill
24 Jan 2004Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
31 Jan 2004Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
6 Mar 2004Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1991 2111
1993 23
1996 26DSQ
1997 27
1999 29DNF145
2001 3127
2003 332315

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1992 22
1994 24
1998 28 2 DNF
2002 32 1 2 3

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References

  1. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman
of the year

1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman
of the year

2002
Succeeded by