Markus Wasmeier
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Alpine Skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | Giant Slalom | |
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | Super-G | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1985 Bormio | Giant Slalom | |
| Bronze | 1987 Crans Montana | Super-G | |
Markus Wasmeier (born 9 September 1963 in Schliersee, Bavaria) is a German former professional skier.
In 1985, at Bormio, he surprisingly won the World title of Giant Slalom.
Wasmeier won a total of 9 Alpine skiing World Cup races, starting with two victories on 9 February 1986, in the Combination and Super-G of Morzine.
His greatest victory, however, was the surprising double gold medal in both Giant Slalom and Super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. That surprising result gained him the title of "Sportsman of the Year" in Germany.
[edit] World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 9 February 1986 |  Morzine |
Combined |
| 9 February 1986 | Morzine |
Super-G |
| 16 March 1986 |  Whistler |
Super G |
| 6 December 1986 | Val d'Isère |
Super-G |
| 11 January 1987 |  Garmisch |
Super G |
| 17 January 1987 |  Wengen |
Downhill |
| 10 January 1988 | Val d'Isère |
Super G |
| 17 March 1991 | Lake Louise |
Super G |
| 11 January 1992 | Garmisch |
Downhill |
1950: Zeno Colò | 1952: Stein Eriksen | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Toni Sailer | 1960: Roger Staub | 1962: Egon Zimmermann | 1964: François Bonlieu | 1966: Guy Périllat | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Karl Schranz | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Heini Hemmi | 1978: Ingemar Stenmark | 1980: Ingemar Stenmark | 1982: Steve Mahre | 1985: Markus Wasmeier | 1987: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1989: Rudolf Nierlich | 1991: Rudolf Nierlich | 1993: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1996: Alberto Tomba | 1997: Michael von Grünigen | 1999: Lasse Kjus | 2001: Michael von Grünigen | 2003: Bode Miller | 2005: Hermann Maier | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal
1952: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1960: Roger Staub | 1964: François Bonlieu | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Heini Hemmi | 1980: Ingemar Stenmark | 1984: Max Julen | 1988: Alberto Tomba | 1992: Alberto Tomba | 1994: Markus Wasmeier | 1998: Hermann Maier | 2002: Stephan Eberharter | 2006: Benjamin Raich
1988: Franck Piccard | 1992: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1994: Markus Wasmeier | 1998: Hermann Maier | 2002: Kjetil André Aamodt |2006: Kjetil André Aamodt
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