Ernst Hinterseer

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Ernst Hinterseer

Personal information

Born

27 February 1932

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Competitor for Austria
Olympic Games
Gold	1960 Squaw Valley	Slalom
Bronze	1960 Squaw Valley	Giant Slalom

Ernst Hinterseer (born 27 February 1932 in Kitzbühel) is a former alpine skier from Austria.

He participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, ranking 6th in the giant slalom.^[1]

At the 1960 Winter Olympics of Squaw Valley, United States he won gold in the slalom, and bronze in the giant slalom competition.^[1] Following his career as a ski racer he became national trainer for slalom and giant slalom in the early 1970s.

His sons Ernst, Georg, and Hansi Hinterseer also became ski racers.

Notes and references

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spätes Gold für Ernst Hinterseer" (in German). Austrian Olympic Committee.

External links

Ernst Hinterseer at the Kitzbühel Ski Club
Ernst Hinterseer in the Aeiou Encyclopedia (German)

World Champions in Men's Slalom

Awards
Preceded by Karl Schranz	Austrian Sportsman of the Year 1960	Succeeded by Heinrich Thun

Persondata
Name	Hinterseer, Ernst
Alternative names
Short description	Alpine skier
Date of birth	27 February 1932
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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