Christian Neureuther
Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
Alpine skier | |
Neureuther in 2014 | |
Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom |
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Born | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany | April 28, 1949
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
World Cup debut | December 1969 (age 20) |
Retired | February 1981 (age 31) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 – (1972, 1976, 1980) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 5 – (1972–1980) includes 3 Olympics |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 12 – (1970–1981) |
Wins | 6 – (6 SL) |
Podiums | 20 – (20 SL) |
Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1973) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 1973, 1974) |
Racing career
Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained 20 podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics; 1972, 1976, and 1980; he finished fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974, and finished fourth overall in 1973.
Personal
Neureuther is married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther, a World Cup ski racer for Germany.
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1970 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 19 | not run | — | not awarded |
1971 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | ||
1972 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 23 | — | ||
1973 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||
1974 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 25 | — | ||
1975 | 25 | 21 | 7 | — | — | ||
1976 | 26 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | |
1977 | 27 | 28 | 9 | — | — | not awarded | |
1978 | 28 | 34 | 14 | — | — | ||
1979 | 29 | 14 | 3 | — | — | ||
1980 | 30 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | |
1981 | 31 | 73 | 27 | — | — |
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1971 | 30 Jan 1971 | Slalom | 3rd | |
25 Feb 1971 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
1973 | 17 Dec 1972 | Slalom | 3rd | |
14 Jan 1973 | Slalom | 1st | ||
21 Jan 1973 | Slalom | 1st | ||
4 Feb 1973 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
4 Mar 1973 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
15 Mar 1973 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
1974 | 17 Dec 1973 | Slalom | 3rd | |
5 Jan 1974 | Slalom | 1st | ||
20 Jan 1974 | Slalom | 1st | ||
1975 | 21 Feb 1975 | Slalom | 3rd | |
1976 | 11 Jan 1976 | Slalom | 3rd | |
1977 | 18 Mar 1977 | Slalom | 3rd | |
1979 | 13 Dec 1978 | Slalom | 3rd | |
9 Jan 1979 | Slalom | 1st | ||
21 Jan 1979 | Slalom | 1st | ||
17 Mar 1979 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
1980 | 13 Jan 1980 | Slalom | 2nd | |
27 Feb 1980 | Slalom | 2nd |
World championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1970 | 20 | DNF | 17 | not run | — | — |
1972 | 22 | 11 | DNF2 | — | — | |
1974 | 24 | DNF | — | — | — | |
1976 | 26 | 5 | 30 | — | — | |
1978 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | |
1980 | 30 | 5 | — | — | — |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1972 | 22 | 11 | DNF2 | not run | — | not run |
1976 | 26 | 5 | 30 | — | ||
1980 | 30 | 5 | — | — |
External links
- Christian Neureuther at the International Ski Federation
- Christian Neureuther World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Christian Neureuther at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Christian Neureuther at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)