Rudolf Nierlich

Rudolf Nierlich
Personal information
Born(1966-02-20)20 February 1966
Bad Ischl, Austria
Died18 May 1991(1991-05-18) (aged 25)
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
World Cup debut1985
Retired1991
Olympics
Teams1
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3
Medals3 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6
Wins8
Podiums23
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 5 3 3
Giant slalom 3 4 5
Total 8 7 8
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
Junior World Championships 1 0 0
Total 4 0 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vail Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vail Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1991 Saalbach Giant slalom
Rudi Nierlich's grave at St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut.

Rudolf "Rudi" Nierlich (20 February 1966 – 18 May 1991) was an Austrian alpine skier. Born in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut (Upper Austria), he won a total of eight races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, and was three times World Champion (1989 and 1991), in Slalom and giant slalom.[1]

Death

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He died in May 1991 in a traffic collision in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut.[2]

World Cup victories

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Date Location Race
30 January 1988 Austria Schladming Giant slalom
10 January 1989 Austria Kirchberg Giant slalom
22 January 1989 Switzerland Wengen Slalom
3 March 1989 Japan Furano Giant slalom
10 March 1989 Japan Shigakogen Slalom
21 January 1990 Austria Kitzbühel Slalom
26 February 1991 Norway Oppdal Slalom
10 March 1991 United States Aspen Slalom

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
1987 21 7
1989 23 1 1
1991 25 1

Europa Cup results

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Nierlich has won a overall Europa Cup and one specialty standings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rudolf Nierlich Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Nierlich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman of the year
1989
Succeeded by