Austrian alpine skier
Anita Wachter
Wachter in December 1996
Born (1967-02-12 ) 12 February 1967 (age 57) Bartholomäberg , Montafon , Vorarlberg , Austria Occupation Alpine skier ♀ Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Disciplines Giant slalom , slalom , combined , super-G , downhill Club WSV Tschagguns World Cup debut 17 March 1985 (age 18) (first top 15) Retired March 2001 (age 34) Teams 3 – (1988 , 1992 , 1994 ) Medals 3 (1 gold) Teams 8 – (1987 –2001) Medals 5 (0 gold) Seasons 16 – (1986 –2001) Wins 19 – (14 GS , 2 SG , 1 SL , 2 K ) Podiums 76 Overall titles 1 – (1993 ) Discipline titles 2 – (2 SG ; 1990 , 1994 )
Anita Wachter (born 12 February 1967) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria . She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom .[ 1]
Biography
Born in Bartholomäberg , Montafon , Vorarlberg , Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993 ,[ 2] and the giant slalom title twice (1990 and 1994 ). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics ,[ 3] and won two silver medals in 1992 (combined and giant slalom). Wachter also won five medals at the World Championships ; she represented Austria in three Olympics, twice also as flag bearer (1992 and 1994 )[ 4] and eight World Championships.
Wachter retired from competition after the 2001 season with 19 World Cup wins (14 Giant slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined), attained 76 podiums, and had 175 top ten finishes. She is living together with her longtime companion Rainer Salzgeber ; they have two daughters.
World Cup results
Season standings
Season
Age
Overall
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Downhill
Combined
1985
18
89
—
44
—
—
—
1986
19
17
40
8
7
—
15
1987
20
14
14
21
5
23
—
1988
21
3
3
4
11
28
2
1989
22
5
7
5
3
—
—
1990
23
2
5
1
8
—
1
1991
24
6
14
2
11
—
9
1992
25
12
15
9
27
52
3
1993
26
1
4
2
4
19
1
1994
27
4
9
1
9
—
7
1995
28
8
16
7
14
31
—
1996
29
3
9
3
8
17
1
1997
30
7
11
3
24
32
3
1998
31
27
27
15
39
—
12
1999
32
8
18
2
—
—
—
2000
33
16
26
3
—
—
—
2001
34
51
26
29
—
—
—
Season titles
1 Overall, 2 Giant slalom
Race victories
19 wins: (14 Giant slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined)
76 podiums
Season
Date
Location
Discipline
1988
30 Nov 1987
Courmayeur , Italy
Slalom
1990
9 Aug 1989
Las Leñas , Argentina
Super G
3 Dec 1989
Vail , USA
Giant slalom
1991
10 Feb 1991
Zwiesel , Germany
Giant slalom
1993
5 Dec 1992
Steamboat Springs , USA
Giant slalom
17 Jan 1993
Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy
Combined
1994
31 Oct 1993
Sölden , Austria
Giant slalom
26 Nov 1993
Santa Caterina , Italy
Giant slalom
16 Jan 1994
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Giant slalom
1995
7 Jan 1995
Haus im Ennstal , Austria
Super G
23 Jan 1995
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Giant slalom
18 Feb 1995
Åre , Sweden
Giant slalom
1996
17 Dec 1995
St. Anton , Austria
Combined
31 Jan 1996
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Giant slalom
1999
27 Dec 1998
Semmering , Austria
Giant slalom
2 Jan 1999
Maribor , Slovenia
Giant slalom
24 Feb 1999
Åre, Sweden
Giant slalom
13 Mar 1999
Sierra Nevada , Spain
Giant slalom
2000
28 Dec 1999
Lienz , Austria
Giant slalom
World Championship results
Year
Age
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Downhill
Combined
1987
20
—
—
—
—
5
1989
22
—
13
9
—
5
1991
24
12
11
3
—
—
1993
26
—
2
6
—
3
1996
29
DNF1
4
16
—
2
1997
30
22
4
—
—
10
1999
32
9
3
—
—
—
2001
34
—
DNF1
—
—
—
Olympic results
References
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