Anita Wachter
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.
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined, Super-G, Downhill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | WSV Tschagguns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1967 Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 17 March 1985 (age 18) (first top 15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 2001 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (1988, 1992, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 – (1987–2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 5 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993,[1] and the giant slalom title twice (1990 & 1994). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics,[2] 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 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 |
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| 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
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1990 | Giant Slalom |
| 1993 | Overall |
| 1994 | Giant Slalom |
Race victories
- 19 wins: (14 Giant Slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined)
- 76 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1988 | 20 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | 4 | 9 | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Wachter wins World Cup title". Bangor Daily News. Maine. Associated Press. 29 March 1993. p. 11.
- "Men's downhill finds a new star". Milwaukee Journal. (Los Angeles Times). February 22, 1988. p. 4C.
External links
- Anita Wachter at the International Ski Federation
- Anita Wachter World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Anita Wachter at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Anita Wachter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mountain Zone.com – profile – Anita Wachter
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Petra Kronberger |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 1993 |
Succeeded by Emese Hunyady |
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