Fritz Strobl
Fritz Strobl (born 24 August 1972 in Lienz, Austria) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | Downhill |
| World Championships | ||
| 2007 Åre | Team event |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Åre | Super-G |
Strobl was the gold medalist in the downhill at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, run on the Grizzly course at Snowbasin.[1][2][3]
In his final season in 2007, he was the silver medalist in the super-G at the World Championships in Åre, Sweden.
Strobl competed on the World Cup circuit for 15 seasons and recorded 9 victories: seven in downhill and two in super-G. He had 31 podium finishes (top 3) and 110 top ten finishes.
He finished second in the downhill standings in 2002 and 2006, and third in 1997 and 2001. His best finish in the overall standings was fifth in 2005.
Strobl is of a handful of racers to have twice won the Hahnenkamm downhill at Kitzbühel (1997 and 2000). He still holds the record time for finishing the full Streif course in 1:51.58, an average speed of 66.4 mph (106.9 km/h), set in 1997. Strobl retired from international competition at age 34, at the conclusion of the 2007 season.
In his final race on 15 March 2007, Strobl descended the Lenzerheide super-G course dressed as Mozart.[4][5]
World Cup results
Season standings
| 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
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15 Dec 1996 |  | Downhill |
| 25 Jan 1997 | | Downhill | |
| 12 Mar 1997 |  | Downhill | |
| 2000 | 22 Jan 2000 | | Downhill |
| 13 Feb 2000 | | Super-G | |
| 2001 | 27 Jan 2001 |  | Downhill |
| 2002 | 29 Dec 2001 |  | Downhill |
| 26 Jan 2002 | | Super-G | |
| 2006 | 26 Nov 2005 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Downhill |
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World Championship 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 results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| 2002 | 29 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Discography
- Genie auf die Ski (2007) No. 2 Austria
References
- Layden, Tim (18 February 2002). "Grizzly Bear". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
- "Strobl's downhill shock". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. 11 February 2002. p. C6.
- Pennington, Bill (11 February 2002). "Austria's downhill dominance returns". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 1E.
- Bulman, Erica. "Strobl ends career in Mozart-clad descent". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- "Fritz Strobl". Retrieved 19 February 2009.
External links
- Fritz Strobl.com – official site
- Fritz Strobl at the International Ski Federation
- Fritz Strobl World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Fritz Strobl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Fritz Strobl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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