Elmar Hofer
Elmar Hofer 
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 Italy
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| birthday | March 23, 1985 | ||
| place of birth | Sterzing | ||
| size | 181 cm | ||
| Weight | 89 kg | ||
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| discipline |
Downhill , super G , giant slalom , slalom , super combination |
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| society | Gruppo Sportivo Forestale | ||
| status | not active | ||
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| last change: January 27, 2013 | |||
Elmar Hofer (born March 23, 1985 in Sterzing ) is an Italian ski racer . The South Tyrolean from Mareit in the Ridnaun Valley joined the Italian national team for the European Cup team in 2005 .
Career
First international experience 2003/2004
The Ridnauntaler contested his first international race, an FIS race , on December 11, 2000 in Ratschings and finished 70th in the giant slalom. On 20 February 2004 won Hofer his first FIS race in Reinwald in Sarntal in the downhill . In this 2003/2004 season he was among the top ten in the downhill in five FIS races and was on the podium twice .
Junior World Championship 2004/2005
In the following season 2004/2005 he made it back to the top ten in five FIS races, climbed onto the podium twice and won the downhill once. A first career highlight he achieved with two top 30 placements in the 24th Junior World Championship in Bardonecchia , where he was 17th in the Downhill on February 23, 2005 and two days later in the Super G in eleventh place just past the top ten. In the same season he also competed at the Italian Championships, where he was 19th in both slalom and Super G.
First European Cup successes since 2005
In winter 2005/2006 the Mareiter met for the first time in the European Cup and reached on the Sella Nevea in the Julian Alps on 19 and 20 January 2006, two top-30 results: 30 in the downhill and 14th in super-G . The next winter 2006/2007 brought the South Tyrolean in the European Cup a 16th place in the Super G in Tignes in the French Savoy on February 1, 2007 and a 25th place in the Super Combined in Reinswald in the South Tyrolean Sarntal on February 9, 2007. In In the overall ranking of the European Cup, Hofer came in 31st place in the Super G and 37th in the Super Combined. This season, two FISCIT races in Fügen (Zillertal) in Austria , which he did on April 11th and 12th, stand out 2007 won in the disciplines slalom and giant slalom.
Italian champion 2008
The 2007/2008 season brought the ski racer six top 30 placements in the European Cup. On January 23, 2008, he rose to the podium in the Sarntaler Reinswald as third in the downhill classification for the first and only time in the European Cup. In the overall ranking of the European Cup, he came in 27th place in the downhill and 37th in the Super G. Hofer also won three FIS races this winter: two in the Super G and one in the giant slalom. His greatest success and at the same time the crowning finale of the season was the Italian championship: On March 28, 2008, the South Tyrolean Italian champion in the downhill in Bardonecchia in Piedmont .
World Cup debut and best European Cup 2009
In the winter of 2008/2009 Elmar Hofer competed in the World Cup for the first and only time, reaching 38th place twice in the downhill runs from Val Gardena on December 20, 2008 and in Bormio on December 28, 2008, but did not score any World Cup points. This season he made it into the top ten in the Super G twice in the European Cup. In the overall standings, he came 8th in the Super G and achieved his best overall European Cup result with 57th overall place.
End of career
In the 2009/2010 season, the man from Mareit only came 14th in the top 30 in the Sarntaler Reinswald in the downhill section of the European Cup. He also only won one FIS race. In his last season 2010/2011, the South Tyrolean competed in the European Cup, but could not place in any of the top 30 races. He won his last FIS race on February 2, 2011 in Caspoggio in the Super G. He contested his last two FIS races on April 20 and 21, 2011 in his home town of Ratschings, where he twice climbed the podium in the giant slalom. Hofer has not been active since then.
International success
Junior World Championship 2005
- Bardonecchia 2005 : 11th Super G; 17th departure
World Cup 2008
- Twice 38th departure
European Cup 2008
- Alpine Skiing European Cup 2007/2008 : 3rd podium downhill
| date | place | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
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| 01/23/2008 | Sarntal / Reinswald ( ITA ) |
 Patrick Wright ( CAN )
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Stefan Thanei ( ITA )
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Elmar Hofer ( ITA )
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National successes
More Achievements
- 8 victories in FIS races
- 2 wins in FISCIT races
- 1 win junior race
Web links
- Elmar Hofer in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Elmar Hofer in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Elmar Hofer ( Memento from May 2, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) at the Italian Winter Sports Association (Italian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hofer, Elmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mareit , Italy |