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Austrian alpine skier

Anita Wachter
Wachter in December 1996
Personal information
Born (1967-02-12) 12 February 1967 (age 57)
Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier ♀
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
ClubWSV Tschagguns
World Cup debut17 March 1985 (age 18)
(first top 15)
RetiredMarch 2001 (age 34)
Olympics
Teams3 – (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (1987–2001)
Medals5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (1986–2001)
Wins19 – (14 GS, 2 SG, 1 SL, 2 K)
Podiums76
Overall titles1 – (1993)
Discipline titles2 – (2 SG; 1990, 1994)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 4 4
Giant slalom 14 21 10
Super-G 2 5 7
Combined 2 2 3
Total 19 32 24
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 0 2 3
World Junior Championships 2 1 0
Total 3 5 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Combined
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Combined
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Giant slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Morioka Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 1996 Sierra Nevada Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Saalbach Super G
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Morioka Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Vail Giant slalom
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jasná Giant Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jasná Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1985 Jasná Combined

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.

Biography

Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993, and the giant slalom title twice (1990 and 1994). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 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) 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 Italy Courmayeur, Italy Slalom
1990 9 Aug 1989 Argentina Las Leñas, Argentina Super G
3 Dec 1989 United States Vail, USA Giant slalom
1991 10 Feb 1991 Germany Zwiesel, Germany Giant slalom
1993 5 Dec 1992 United States Steamboat Springs, USA Giant slalom
17 Jan 1993 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Combined
1994 31 Oct 1993 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
26 Nov 1993 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom
16 Jan 1994 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom
1995 7 Jan 1995 Austria Haus im Ennstal, Austria Super G
23 Jan 1995 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom
18 Feb 1995 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant slalom
1996 17 Dec 1995 Austria St. Anton, Austria Combined
31 Jan 1996 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom
1999 27 Dec 1998 Austria Semmering, Austria Giant slalom
2 Jan 1999 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom
24 Feb 1999 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant slalom
13 Mar 1999 Spain Sierra Nevada, Spain Giant slalom
2000 28 Dec 1999 Austria 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

  1. "Anita Wachter profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "Wachter wins World Cup title". Bangor Daily News. Maine. Associated Press. 29 March 1993. p. 11.
  3. "Men's downhill finds a new star". Milwaukee Journal. (Los Angeles Times). 22 February 1988. p. 4C.
  4. "Flagbearers for Austria". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byAustria Petra Kronberger Austrian Sportswoman of the year
1993 		Succeeded byAustria Emese Hunyady
Olympic champions in alpine skiing – women's combined
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women's overall winners
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women's giant slalom World Cup winners
World Cup women's winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women's Alpine combination World Cup winners
World Cup women's winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel
FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup – Women's overall winners
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