Thomas Stangassinger

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Thomas Stangassinger
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Stangassinger in 1992 in Madonna di Campiglio.
Personal information
Born (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 58)
Hallein, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1984
Retired2000
Olympics
Teams1
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams2
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons16
Wins10
Podiums37
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom101511
Combined010
Total101611
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Slalom
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Saalbach Slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Morioka Slalom

Thomas Stangassinger (born 15 September 1965) is an Austrian former alpine skier. [1]

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Career

Throughout the 1990s, he belonged to the international slalom elite. He won a silver medal in the World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm and a bronze medal in the World Ski Championships in Morioka. His career highlight came when he won the slalom competition at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. [2] [3]

World Cup victories

DateLocationRace
3 December 1989 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont Sainte-Anne Slalom
24 January 1993 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Veysonnaz Slalom
28 November 1993 Flag of the United States.svg Park City Slalom
16 January 1994 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel Slalom
9 March 1997 Flag of Japan.svg Shigakogen Slalom
22 November 1997 Flag of the United States.svg Park CitySlalom
18 January 1998 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg VeysonnazSlalom
25 January 1998 Flag of Austria.svg KitzbühelSlalom
28 November 1998 Flag of the United States.svg Aspen Slalom
13 March 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Sierra Nevada Slalom

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References

  1. "Thomas Stangassinger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Stangassinger Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. Harvey Araton (28 February 1994). "Olympic Lightning Strikes Twice More Before Torch Goes Out". New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman of the year
1994
Succeeded by