Christina Meier-Höck
Christina Meier-Höck 
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 Germany
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| birthday | 20th February 1966 (age 54) | ||||||||||||
| place of birth | Rottach-Egern , Germany | ||||||||||||
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Downhill , Super-G , giant slalom , combination |
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| status | resigned | ||||||||||||
| End of career | 1995 | ||||||||||||
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Christina Meier-Höck (born February 20, 1966 in Rottach-Egern ) is a former German ski racer . She was a member of the German national ski team from 1986 to 1995 and was one of the strongest giant slalom drivers in the German Ski Association .
In the course of her career, the 1.63 meter tall medical soldier Meier-Höck, who initially started under her maiden name Meier, won two World Cup races. She placed in the top ten another 19 times. In addition, at the season finale in Saalbach on March 27, 1988 , she won the parallel slalom , which is only part of the Nations Cup, ahead of Ulrike Maier .
She successfully took part in the Winter Olympics three times: with 5th place in the giant slalom at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , 11th in the giant slalom at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville and 10th place in the giant slalom at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer , she was the second best German. In 1995, as in 1988 and 1992, at the end of her career she became German champion in giant slalom for the third time . She was also runner-up three times.
World Cup victories
Meier-Höck achieved a total of 3 podium places, including 2 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| March 7, 1988 | Aspen | United States | Giant slalom |
| March 15, 1993 | Hafjell | Norway | Giant slalom |
Web links
- Christina Meier-Höck in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Christina Meier-Höck in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Christina Meier-Höck in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Sport-Bild & Audi present the Ski World Cup '93 - Everything about the exciting races from February 3rd to 14th in Morioka (Japan)", Sport-Bild from February 3rd, 1993, p. 31ff, 35
- ↑ Arbeiterzeitung Wien of March 28, 1988, page 19
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| SURNAME | Meier-Höck, Christina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meier, Christina (maiden name); Meier, Christine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rottach-Egern |