Markus Wasmeier
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Wasmeier in July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 September 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 29 January, 1984 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | wasmeier.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (1988–94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 - (1985–93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 - (1984–94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 - (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (3rd in 1986, 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 - (1 SG, 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Markus Wasmeier (born 9 September 1963 in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany) is a former alpine ski racer.He was world champion and twice Olympic champion.[1]
At the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy, he won the Giant Slalom at age 21, before recording a World Cup victory.
Wasmeier won a total of nine World Cup races, starting with two victories on 9 February 1986, in the Combined and Super-G events at Morzine, France.
His greatest achievement was double gold medals in both Giant Slalom and Super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[2] [3] His victory in the Super-G by 0.09 seconds denied the silver medalist, downhill champion Tommy Moe of the U.S., of double gold in the speed events on his 24th birthday.[4] The surprising result of double Olympic gold for Wasmeier at age 30 gained him the title of "Sportsman of the Year" in Germany.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1984 | 20 | 61 | — | 27 | not awarded | — | 31 |
| 1985 | 21 | 10 | — | 9 | 19 | 5 | |
| 1986 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 1987 | 23 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 14 | — |
| 1988 | 24 | 6 | — | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| 1989 | 25 | 5 | — | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 1990 | 26 | 20 | — | 29 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 1991 | 27 | 40 | — | — | 6 | — | 11 |
| 1992 | 28 | 7 | — | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 | 29 | 14 | 44 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| 1994 | 30 | 25 | — | 17 | 10 | 38 | 15 |
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1986 | Super-G |
Individual races
9 wins (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 1986 | 9 February 1986 | Morzine, France | Combined |
| Super-G | |||
| 16 March 1986 | Whistler, Canada | Super G | |
| 1987 | 6 December 1986 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G |
| 11 January 1987 | Garmisch, West Germany | Super G | |
| 17 January 1987 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 1988 | 10 January 1988 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super G |
| 1991 | 17 March 1991 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super G |
| 1992 | 11 January 1992 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill |
Today
After retiring from competitive skiing, Wasmeier founded the farm and winter sport museum Bauernhof- und Wintersportmuseum Schliersee, and he has remained its curator and patron ever since. The museum provides insight into traditional Bavarian peasant life and aims to preserve old traditions by communicating them to coming generations.[5]
In 2009, Wasmeier shared his passion for building restoration and preserving tradition with an international group of young people through his involvement with the D&F Academy (now The DO School). Wasmeier worked with an international group of young people to restore a 17th-century farmhouse in the German Alps utilizing original materials, traditional tools, wood-crafting and handicraft techniques.[6] He remains involved with the DO School as an advisor and supporter.[7]
References
- ↑ "Markus Wasmeier GER". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Olympic results
- ↑ "Olympics". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ Araton, Harvey. "WINTER OLYMPICS; Wasmeier Finally Paints His Masterpiece as Moe Takes the Silver". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ "Old Bavarian Village, Schliersee". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ Jahr, Jonica. "Ein Mann, der mit dem Herzen denkt!".
- ↑ "The DO School Advisors". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
External links
- Markus Wasmeier at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Markus Wasmeier – 1984–94
- Ski-DB.com – Results – Markus Wasmeier
- Markus Wasmeier at Sports Reference – Olympic results
- Official website (German)
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Preceded by Henry Maske |
German Sportsman of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Michael Schumacher |
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