Marc Girardelli
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Alpine Skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | Super G | |
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | Giant Slalom | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1987 Crans-Montana | Combined | |
| Gold | 1989 Vail | Combined | |
| Gold | 1991 Saalbach | Slalom | |
| Gold | 1996 Sierra Nevada | Combined | |
| Silver | 1985 Bormio | Slalom | |
| Silver | 1987 Crans-Montana | Giant Slalom | |
| Silver | 1987 Crans-Montana | Super-G | |
| Silver | 1993 Morioka | Slalom | |
| Bronze | 1985 Bormio | Giant Slalom | |
| Bronze | 1989 Vail | Slalom | |
| Bronze | 1993 Morioka | Combined | |
Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963 in Lustenau, Austria) is a former alpine skier.
Girardelli started skiing at the age of five, and started racing at seven. After initially racing for Austria until 1976, he switched to racing for Luxembourg due to disagreements about coaching. In 1981 he started to make significant progress with his first podium in Wengen, Switzerland, and from that moment was in contention for Slalom and Giant Slalom podiums on a regular basis.
In 1983 he achieved his first victory in Sweden, but shortly thereafter he received his first major injury, when he tore all the ligaments in his left knee. In spite of this major injury, he went on to win five slalom races in 1984 and be placed third in the overall World Cup standings.
In 1985, Girardelli won the world cup along with 11 races in the season. This was followed by another world cup in 1986 and a third in 1989, where he won every discipline. After another major accident in 1990, in which he narrowly avoided paraplegia, he recovered to win the overall World Cup again in 1991 and then in 1993 for a fifth time - achieving a record which has yet to be equalled.
In addition to his two Olympic silver medals earned at the 1992 Games in Albertville, Girardelli won 11 World Championship medals including 4 golds (Slalom at Saalbach in 1991 and Combined at Crans-Montana in 1987, Vail in 1989 and Sierra Nevada in 1996).
Contents |
[edit] World Cup victories
[edit] Overall results
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Slalom |
| 1985 | Overall |
| 1985 | Slalom |
| 1985 | Giant Slalom |
| 1986 | Overall |
| 1989 | Overall |
| 1989 | Downhill |
| 1989 | Combined |
| 1991 | Slalom |
| 1991 | Combined |
| 1993 | Overall |
| 1993 | Combined |
| 1995 | Combined |
[edit] Individual victories
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roby Langers |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 1988 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Guy Hellers |
| Preceded by Guy Hellers |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Eugène Berger |
| Preceded by Eugène Berger |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 1993 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Guy Hellers |
| Preceded by Guy Hellers |
Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Christian Poos |
1967: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1969: Karl Schranz | 1970: Karl Schranz | 1971: Gustav Thöni | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1973: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Piero Gros | 1975: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Ingemar Stenmark | 1977: Ingemar Stenmark | 1978: Ingemar Stenmark | 1979: Peter Lüscher | 1980: Andreas Wenzel | 1981: Phil Mahre | 1982: Phil Mahre | 1983: Phil Mahre | 1984: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1985: Marc Girardelli | 1986: Marc Girardelli | 1987: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1988: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1989: Marc Girardelli | 1990: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1991: Marc Girardelli | 1992: Paul Accola | 1993: Marc Girardelli | 1994: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1995: Alberto Tomba | 1996: Lasse Kjus | 1997: Luc Alphand | 1998: Hermann Maier | 1999: Lasse Kjus | 2000: Hermann Maier | 2001: Hermann Maier | 2002: Stephan Eberharter | 2003: Stephan Eberharter | 2004: Hermann Maier | 2005: Bode Miller | 2006: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal
1931: David Zogg | 1932: Friedl Däuber | 1933: Anton Seelos | 1934: Franz Pfnür | 1935: Anton Seelos | 1936: Rudolph Matt | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: Rudolf Rominger | 1939: Rudolf Rominger | 1948: Edy Reinalter | 1950: Georges Schneider | 1952: Othmar Schneider | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Josef Rieder | 1960: Ernst Hinterseer | 1962: Charles Bozon | 1964: Josef Stiegler | 1966: Carlo Senoner | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Jean-Noël Augert | 1972: Francisco Fernández Ochoa | 1974: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Piero Gros | 1978: Ingemar Stenmark | 1980: Ingemar Stenmark | 1982: Ingemar Stenmark | 1985: Jonas Nilsson | 1987: Frank Wörndl | 1989: Rudolf Nierlich | 1991: Marc Girardelli | 1993: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1996: Alberto Tomba | 1997: Tom Stiansen | 1999: Kalle Palander | 2001: Mario Matt | 2003: Ivica Kostelić | 2005: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Mario Matt
1932: Otto Furrer | 1933: Anton Seelos | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Anton Seelos | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: Émile Allais | 1939: Josef Jennewein | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Toni Sailer | 1960: Guy Périllat | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Ludwig Leitner | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Billy Kidd | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Franz Klammer | 1976: Gustav Thöni | 1978: Andreas Wenzel | 1980: Phil Mahre | 1982: Michel Vion | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Marc Girardelli | 1989: Marc Girardelli | 1991: Stephan Eberharter | 1993: Lasse Kjus | 1996: Marc Girardelli | 1997: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1999: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2001: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2003: Bode Miller | 2005: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Daniel Albrecht
