Katja Seizinger
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| Disciplines |
Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ski Club Halblech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 May 1972 Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
10 December 1989 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 1999 – (age 26)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (1992–98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 5 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (1991–97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 – (2002–98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 36 – (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (1996, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 9 – (4 DH, 5 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katja Seizinger (born 10 May 1972) is a former alpine ski racer, the most successful alpine racer from Germany.
Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won eleven World Cup season titles: two overall, four downhill and five Super-G. She was a three-time winner of Germany's sportswoman of the year award.
With Olympic downhill victories in 1994 and 1998, she became the first to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same alpine speed event, and also the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title.[2][3]
Seizinger injured both knees while training in June 1998,[4] sat out the entire 1999 season,[5] then retired in April.[1]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1990 | 17 | 44 | – | 39 | 12 | – | 21 |
| 1991 | 18 | 15 | – | 29 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 1992 | 19 | 3 | – | 10 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 20 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1994 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 1995 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1997 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 26 | injured, did not compete | |||||
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1992 | Downhill |
| 1993 | Downhill |
| Super-G | |
| 1994 | Downhill |
| Super-G | |
| 1995 | Super-G |
| 1996 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| 1998 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G |
Race victories
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 Dec 1991 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Super G |
| 1 Nov 1992 | Schruns, Austria | Downhill | |
| 25 Jan 1992 | Morzine, France | Downhill | |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | |
| 1993 | 20 Dec 1992 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Super G |
| 15 Jan 1993 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | |
| 26 Feb 1993 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 3 Mar 1993 | Morzine, France | Downhill | |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Vemdalen, Sweden | Giant Slalom | |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Åre, Sweden | Super G | |
| 1994 | 14 Jan 1994 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill |
| 15 Jan 1994 | Super G | ||
| 6 Mar 1994 | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | Downhill | |
| 9 Mar 1994 | Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA | Super G | |
| 16 Mar 1994 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | |
| 1995 | 11 Dec 1994 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Super G |
| 9 Mar 1995 | Bormio, Italy | Super G | |
| 1996 | 5 Dec 1995 | St. Anton, Austria | Downhill |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant Slalom | |
| 13 Jan 1996 | Garmisch, Germany | Super G | |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super G | |
| 3 Feb 1996 | Downhill | ||
| 4 Feb 1996 | Super G | ||
| 9 Mar 1996 | Hafjell, Norway | Giant Slalom | |
| 1997 | 26 Oct 1996 | Sölden, Austria | Giant Slalom |
| 30 Nov 1996 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Downhill | |
| 7 Mar 1997 | Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA | Super-G | |
| 13 Mar 1997 | Vail, CO, USA | Super G | |
| 1998 | 29 Nov 1997 | Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA | Super G |
| 4 Dec 1997 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Downhill | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | Downhill | ||
| 6 Dec 1997 | Super G | ||
| 17 Dec 1997 | Val d'Isère, France | Downhill | |
| 18 Dec 1997 | Super G | ||
| 24 Jan 1998 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super G | |
| 31 Jan 1998 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
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| 1991 | 18 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 20 | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | DNF DH | |
| 1996 | 23 | — | 5 | DNF | 2 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 26 | injured, did not compete | |||||
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1992 | 19 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | DNF SL2 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | DNF2 | DNF | 1 | DNF SL1 |
| 1998 | 25 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Past Olympic athletes: Katja Seizinger". ESPN. Agence France-Presse. 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Street denied in downhill". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine). Associated Press. February 16, 1998. p. C1.
- ↑ "Women's downhill skiing". Spokesman-Review. wire services. February 16, 1998. p. C2.
- ↑ "Knee injury sidelines Seizinger". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. October 25, 1998. p. D9.
- ↑ "Katja Seizinger: injured downhill skier is mum on retirement". The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida). December 8, 1998. p. C2.
External links
- Katja Seizinger at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Katja Seizinger – 1990–98
- Ski-db.com – results – Katja Seizinger
- Katja Seizinger at Sports Reference – Olympic results
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Franziska van Almsick |
German Sportswoman of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick |
| Preceded by Franziska van Almsick |
German Sportswoman of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Astrid Kumbernuss |
| Preceded by Astrid Kumbernuss |
German Sportswoman of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Steffi Graf |