Thomas Stangassinger

Thomas Stangassinger

Stangassinger in 1992 in Madonna di Campiglio.
Personal information
Born	(1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 59) Hallein, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Technical events
World Cup debut	1984
Retired	2000
Olympics
Teams	1
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	2
Medals	2
World Cup
Seasons	16
Wins	10
Podiums	37
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   Austria World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 10 15 11 Combined 0 1 0 Total 10 16 11 Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Slalom World Championships 1991 Saalbach Slalom 1993 Morioka Slalom

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

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

Date	Location	Race
3 December 1989	Mont Sainte-Anne	Slalom
24 January 1993	Veysonnaz	Slalom
28 November 1993	Park City	Slalom
16 January 1994	Kitzbühel	Slalom
9 March 1997	Shigakogen	Slalom
22 November 1997	Park City	Slalom
18 January 1998	Veysonnaz	Slalom
25 January 1998	Kitzbühel	Slalom
28 November 1998	Aspen	Slalom
13 March 1999	Sierra Nevada	Slalom

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.

External links

• Thomas Stangassinger at FIS (alpine)
• Thomas Stangassinger at Olympedia
• Thomas Stangassinger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database