Georg Streitberger
Georg Streitberger (born 26 April 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Zell am See, Salzburg, he specialized in the speed events and won three World Cup races, two in super G[1] and one in downhill.[2][3]
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 Streitberger in January 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super G, Downhill | |||||||||||||
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| Club | SC Saalbach-Hinterglemm – Salzburg | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1981 Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 March 2000 (age 18) Bormio, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 02 December 2016 (age 35) Val d'Isère, France | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2013, 2015) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2007–16) | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (1 DH, 2 SG) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (3 DH, 7 SG) | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (19th in 2013) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SG, 2011) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Streitberger in March 2008
Streitberger competed for Austria at two Winter Olympics and two World Championships.
His 2016 season ended with a knee injury at the downhill at Kitzbühel, on a difficult dark and windy day on the Streif that also ended the season of overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | 135 | — | 51 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | did not compete | |||||
| 2002 | 20 | ||||||
| 2003 | 21 | ||||||
| 2004 | 22 | ||||||
| 2005 | 23 | 116 | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 0 points | |||||
| 2007 | 25 | 45 | — | — | 10 | 39 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | 33 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 52 |
| 2009 | 27 | 50 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 2010 | 28 | 48 | — | — | 13 | 34 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 24 | — | — | 2 | 23 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 52 | — | — | 20 | 25 | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 19 | — | — | 10 | 8 | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 23 | — | — | 9 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 23 | — | — | 16 | 12 | — |
| 2016 | 34 | 75 | — | — | 26 | 38 | — |
| 2017 | 35 | 0 points | |||||
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 Mar 2008 |  | Super G | 1st |
| 2010 | 22 Jan 2010 |  | Super G | 3rd |
| 2011 | 4 Dec 2010 |  | Super G | 1st |
| 21 Jan 2011 | | Super G | 2nd | |
| 2013 | 23 Feb 2013 |  | Downhill | 2nd |
| 3 Mar 2013 | | Super G | 2nd | |
| 2014 | 1 Dec 2013 | | Super G | 3rd |
| 28 Feb 2014 | | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2015 | 23 Jan 2015 | | Super G | 3rd |
| 18 Mar 2015 |  | Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| 2015 | 33 | — | — | 8 | 29 | — |
References
- McKee, Hank (4 December 2010). "Streitberger takes World Cup super G as Americans falter". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- McKee, Hank (28 February 2014). "Ganong grabs first career World Cup podium in Kvitfjell". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Kjetil Jansrud, Georg Streitberger win". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Willemsen, Eric (23 January 2016). "Skiing: World Cup leader Svindal blows out knee in downhill crash". Salt Lake Tribune. Utah. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Streitberger. |
- Georg Streitberger at the International Ski Federation
- Georg Streitberger World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Georg Streitberger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Georg Streitberger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) – official site – Georg Streitberger – (in German)
- Head Skis: Georg Streitberger
- Official website (in German)
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