Walter Steiner
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ski jumping | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1972 Sapporo | Individual large hill | |
| Men's ski flying | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1972 Planica | Individual | |
| Gold | 1977 Vikersund | Individual | |
| Silver | 1973 Obertsdorf | Individual | |
Walter Steiner (born February 15, 1951) is a Swiss ski jumper who was active in the 1970's.
Steiner earned a ski jumping silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1974 and won the Ski-flying World Championships in 1972 and 1977.
Steiner was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1977 (Shared with Helena Takalo and Hilkka Kuntola.).
He was the subject of a documentary film[1] made by Werner Herzog in 1974.
Walter Steiner presently resides in Swedish rural town of Falun with wife Gunilla, working as a gardener.
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[edit] External links
- FIS Profile
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
1972: Walter Steiner * 1973: Hans-Georg Aschenbach * 1975: Karel Kodejška * 1977: Walter Steiner * 1979: Armin Kogler * 1981: Jari Puikkonen * 1983: Klaus Ostwald * 1985: Matti Nykänen * 1986: Andreas Felder * 1988: Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl * 1990: Dieter Thoma * 1992: Noriaki Kasai * 1994: Jaroslav Sakala * 1996: Andreas Goldberger * 1998: Kazuyoshi Funaki * 2000: Sven Hannawald * 2002: Sven Hannawald * 2004: Roar Ljøkelsøy * 2006: Roar Ljøkelsøy
| Preceded by Ulrich Wehling |
Holmenkollen medal with Helena Takalo & Hilkka Riihivuori 1977 |
Succeeded by Ingemar Stenmark, Erik Håker, & Raisa Smetanina |
