Fritz Strobl facts for kids
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Austria |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Downhill |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Åre | Team event |
| Silver | 2007 Åre | Super-G |
Fritz Strobl (born August 24, 1972) is a famous former alpine skiing athlete from Lienz, Austria. He was a top competitor in the World Cup, which is a series of international ski races.
Fritz Strobl is best known for winning the gold medal in the downhill race at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. This big win happened on the challenging Grizzly course at Snowbasin.
In his last season as a professional skier in 2007, he won a silver medal. This was in the super-G event at the World Championships held in Åre, Sweden.
Strobl competed in the World Cup for 15 seasons. During his career, he won 9 races. Seven of these wins were in the downhill event, and two were in the super-G. He also finished in the top three (on the podium) 31 times and in the top ten 110 times.
He was very strong in downhill skiing. He finished second overall in the downhill standings in 2002 and 2006. He also placed third in 1997 and 2001. His best overall ranking in the World Cup was fifth in 2005.
Fritz Strobl is one of only a few skiers to win the famous Hahnenkamm downhill race in Kitzbühel twice. He won this tough race in 1997 and again in 2000. He still holds the record for the fastest time on the full Streif course. He finished it in just 1 minute and 51.58 seconds in 1997. This means he was skiing at an amazing average speed of about 66.4 miles per hour (106.9 km/h)!
Strobl decided to retire from international competitions at the age of 34. His last season was the 2007 season. In his very last race on March 15, 2007, he made it memorable. He skied down the Lenzerheide super-G course dressed up as the famous composer Mozart!
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World Cup Achievements
Fritz Strobl had many great results during his time in the World Cup. Here are some of his best finishes in the overall standings and his race victories.
Season Standings
This table shows how Fritz Strobl ranked in different ski disciplines each season.
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21 | 116 | — | — | — | 48 | — |
| 1995 | 22 | ||||||
| 1996 | 23 | ||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 12 | — | — | 31 | 3 | 11 |
| 1998 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 |
| 1999 | 26 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 2000 | 27 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2001 | 28 | 13 | — | — | 19 | 3 | — |
| 2002 | 29 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | 19 | — | — | 16 | 7 | — |
| 2004 | 31 | 14 | — | — | 18 | 4 | — |
| 2005 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — |
| 2006 | 33 | 12 | — | — | 19 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 34 | 28 | — | — | 15 | 15 | — |
Race Victories
Fritz Strobl won 9 World Cup races in total. Seven of these were downhill races, and two were super-G races. He also reached the podium (top 3) 31 times.
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15 Dec 1996 |  Val-d'Isère, France |
Downhill |
| 25 Jan 1997 |  Kitzbühel, Austria ^ |
Downhill | |
| 12 Mar 1997 |  Vail, CO, USA |
Downhill | |
| 2000 | 22 Jan 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill |
| 13 Feb 2000 | St. Anton, Austria |
Super-G | |
| 2001 | 27 Jan 2001 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill |
| 2002 | 29 Dec 2001 |  Bormio, Italy |
Downhill |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Garmisch, Germany |
Super-G | |
| 2006 | 26 Nov 2005 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill |
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World Championship Results
Fritz Strobl also competed in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Here are his results:
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 1999 | 26 | |||||
| 2001 | 28 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 34 | — | — | 2 | 22 | — |
Olympic Games Results
Fritz Strobl represented Austria in the Winter Olympics multiple times. His biggest achievement was winning gold in 2002.
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| 2002 | 29 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
See also
In Spanish: Fritz Strobl para niños
