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Stephan Eberharter

Alpine skier
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Born	(1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 56) Brixlegg, Austria
Olympics
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Championships
Medals	4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Wins	29
Podiums	75
Overall titles	2
Discipline titles	5
Medal record World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 0 0 0 Giant 5 4 4 Super-G 6 9 9 Downhill 18 9 11 Combined 0 0 0 Parallel 0 0 0 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 1 World Championships 3 1 0 Olympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom Silver 1998 Nagano Giant slalom Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill WorldChampionships Gold 1991 Saalbach Super-G Gold 1991 Saalbach Combined Gold 2003 St. Moritz Super-G Silver 2001 St. Anton Super-G

Stephan "Steff" Eberharter, born on March 24, 1969, is a famous former alpine ski racer from Austria. He was one of the best skiers in the world, competing in the World Cup. He won many races and titles during his amazing career.

Stephan Eberharter's Early Life and Career

Stephan was born in Brixlegg, a town in Tyrol, Austria. He started his journey in the World Cup in 1990 when he was 20 years old. In his second year, 1991, he quickly showed how talented he was. He won two gold medals at the World Championships in Saalbach. These wins were in the Super-G and Combined events. Because of his great success, he was named the Austrian Sportspersonality of the year for 1991.

Becoming a World Champion Skier

After some injuries, Stephan became very strong in the downhill event. He was a top competitor in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His main rival was his fellow Austrian skier, Hermann Maier.

In 2001, Hermann Maier had a serious accident. With Maier out of the competition, Eberharter truly shined. He won the overall World Cup title two years in a row, in 2002 and 2003. He also won the season titles for downhill and Super-G in those years.

One of his most famous wins was in 2004 at the Hahnenkamm downhill race in Kitzbühel. He won by a huge margin, beating the second-place skier by 1.21 seconds. This was a very impressive victory in alpine skiing history.

Olympic and World Championship Success

Stephan Eberharter also had great success at the biggest skiing events.

World Championship Medals

• In 1991, at the World Championships in Saalbach, he won two gold medals. These were for the Super-G and Combined events.
• Twelve years later, in 2003, at St. Moritz, he won another gold medal in the Super-G.
• He also won a silver medal in Super-G at the 2001 World Championships.

Olympic Medals

• At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he won a silver medal in the giant slalom.
• At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a gold medal in the giant slalom.
• In Salt Lake City, he also earned a silver medal in the Super-G and a bronze medal in the downhill.

Stephan Eberharter's Retirement

Stephan Eberharter decided to stop competing internationally after the 2003–04 season. In his final season, he still performed incredibly well. He won four downhill races and the downhill season title. He finished second in the overall World Cup standings that year.

World Cup Season Titles

Stephan Eberharter won 7 World Cup season titles:

World Championship Results

Olympic Results

See also

In Spanish: Stephan Eberharter para niños

• Ski World Cup Most podiums & Top 10 results