Sylvia Eder

Sylvia Eder (born 24 August 1965) is a former Austrian alpine skier.

Sylvia Eder
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
World Championships
1985 BormioCombined
1987 Crans-MontanaCombined
1993 Morioka-ShizukuishiSuper-G

Born in Leogang[1], she won her first downhill race at Bad Gastein, Austria in 1982 at the age of 17.[2] The downhill remained her specialty discipline throughout her early career. She later developed an interest in the slalom, at which she won the world championship in 1985 in Bormio and the silver medal, after Erika Hess of Switzerland, at the World Cup in 1987.[2]

Later Eder focused on the giant slalom and the super-G, the latter becoming her main discipline. In 1993 she won a silver medal at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Morioka.[2]

Nearly 13 years after her first World Cup victory, in December 1994 she once again celebrated a success, winning the super-G at Vail, Colorado before her team colleague Veronika Wallinger.[2]

The alpine skier Elfi Eder is her younger sister.[3]

World Cup victories
Date Location Race
18 January 1982 Bad GasteinDownhill
4 December 1994 VailSuper-G

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvia Eder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Biographie: EDER, Sylvia". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. Scott, Bill (15 February 1993). "Skiing:Family affair for the Eders". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.


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