Anita Wachter
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox alpine ski racer Anita Wachter (born 12 February 1967) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.<ref name=FIS>Template:Cite web</ref>
Biography
Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993,<ref name=wwwcti>Template:Cite news</ref> and the giant slalom title twice (1990 and 1994). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics,<ref name=mdhfanewstr>Template:Cite news</ref> and won two silver medals in 1992 (combined and giant slalom). Wachter also won five medals at the World Championships; she represented Austria in three Olympics, twice also as flag bearer (1992 and 1994)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and eight World Championships.
Wachter retired from competition after the 2001 season with 19 World Cup wins (14 Giant slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined), attained 76 podiums, and had 175 top ten finishes. She is living together with her longtime companion Rainer Salzgeber; they have two daughters.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 18 | 89 | — | 44 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 7 | — | 15 |
| 1987 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 23 | — |
| 1988 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 2 |
| 1989 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 1990 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 |
| 1991 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 11 | — | 9 |
| 1992 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 52 | 3 |
| 1993 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| 1994 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | — | 7 |
| 1995 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 31 | — |
| 1996 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| 1997 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 3 |
| 1998 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 39 | — | 12 |
| 1999 | 32 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 34 | 51 | 26 | 29 | — | — | — |
Season titles
- 1 Overall, 2 Giant slalom
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Giant slalom |
| 1993 | Overall |
| 1994 | Giant slalom |
Race victories
- 19 wins: (14 Giant slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined)
- 76 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 30 Nov 1987 | Template:Flagicon Courmayeur, Italy | Slalom |
| 1990 | 9 Aug 1989 | Template:Flagicon Las Leñas, Argentina | Super G |
| 3 Dec 1989 | Template:Flagicon Vail, USA | Giant slalom | |
| 1991 | 10 Feb 1991 | Template:Flagicon Zwiesel, Germany | Giant slalom |
| 1993 | 5 Dec 1992 | Template:Flagicon Steamboat Springs, USA | Giant slalom |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Template:Flagicon Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Combined | |
| 1994 | 31 Oct 1993 | Template:Flagicon Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 26 Nov 1993 | Template:Flagicon Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 16 Jan 1994 | Template:Flagicon Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 1995 | 7 Jan 1995 | Template:Flagicon Haus im Ennstal, Austria | Super G |
| 23 Jan 1995 | Template:Flagicon Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Template:Flagicon Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | |
| 1996 | 17 Dec 1995 | Template:Flagicon St. Anton, Austria | Combined |
| 31 Jan 1996 | Template:Flagicon Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 1999 | 27 Dec 1998 | Template:Flagicon Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 2 Jan 1999 | Template:Flagicon Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | |
| 24 Feb 1999 | Template:Flagicon Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Template:Flagicon Sierra Nevada, Spain | Giant slalom | |
| 2000 | 28 Dec 1999 | Template:Flagicon Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | 13 | 9 | — | 5 |
| 1991 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 3 |
| 1996 | 29 | DNF1 | 4 | 16 | — | 2 |
| 1997 | 30 | 22 | 4 | — | — | 10 |
| 1999 | 32 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 34 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | 4 | 9 | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
External links
- Template:FIS alpine skier
- Template:Ski-DB
- MountainZone.com – profile – Anita Wachter
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- Template:Olympedia
- Template:Olympics.com
- Template:Team Austria
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Austrian female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Austria
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
- Skiers from Vorarlberg