Fischer Sports
| Fischer Sports GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1924 |
| Seat |
 Ried im Innkreis , Austria
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| management | Franz Föttinger CEO Christian Egger CFO |
| Number of employees | approx. 480 at the Ried (AUT) location approx. 1,320 at other locations |
| sales | 160 million euros (2014/15) 145 million euros (2015/16) 139 million euros (2016/17) 164 million euros (2017/18) 183 million euros (2018/19) |
| Branch | Sporting goods |
| Website |
www.fischersports.com www.fischer-hockey.com |
The Fischer Sports GmbH is an Austrian company that article for the alpine and Nordic skiing manufactures or markets. Fischer Sports is the world market leader in Nordic skiing and one of the largest ski manufacturers in the world. The company headquarters are in Ried im Innkreis .
Group structure
Several companies belong to Fischer Sports GmbH:
- Fischer Germany GmbH (GER)
- OOO Fischer Moscow (RUS)
- Fischer Mukachevo (UKR)
- Fischer Skis US, LLC (USA)
- Fischer Footwear SRL, Montebelluna (ITA)
- Fischer France SARL (FRA)
history
The beginnings
Josef Fischer senior founded the company in 1924 in Ried im Innkreis. First of all, carts and sleds were made. From the winter of 1924/25 onwards, skis were also produced. The skis, which were still made in Josef Fischer Senior's woodshed at the time, were 100% handmade and all unique. Josef Fischer built some of the machines and systems required to expand the business himself. In 1936, the series production of skis began . In 1938 Fischer exported 2,000 pairs of skis to North America. After the beginning of the war (September 1, 1939) this was no longer possible; During the war, skis were produced for the Wehrmacht .
Change and departure
Towards the end of the 1940s, a new era in ski production began. Until then, skis were made from one piece of wood; from then on, individual parts were put together to form a functioning whole. In 1957, after a fire in the factory building, the production area was expanded to 8,000 m². At that time, a quarter of the production was exported; North America became one of the most important foreign markets alongside Germany. The company's triangular logo was designed in 1958 by the designer Rudolf Ferch. In 1959, after the death of Josef Fischer sen. his son Josef Fischer jun. (1929–2020) and his sister Selma Sturmberger managed the company. In 1962, Egon Zimmermann won the first medal on a Fischer ski at the Alpine World Ski Championships when he finished third in the downhill at the World Championships in Chamonix . In 1964, Fischer built a new ski factory on the outskirts of Ried im Innkreis.
Growth and innovation
In the early 1970s, Fischer was the largest ski factory in the world. The production began to be expanded to include cross-country skis. The fiberglass sheathing of the Europa 77 is considered a revolution. This innovation was the basis for conquering the Scandinavian market. Before, you only had skis with wooden treads here. In the 1970s, numerous medals were won on Fischer skis at the Nordic World Ski Championships and the Winter Olympic Games . Franz Klammer won the gold medal in the downhill run on Fischer C4 skis at the 1976 Winter Olympics . In July 1973, Fischer took over the hosiery and knitwear manufacturer Löffler with the aim of developing modern sportswear. From 1984, with the introduction of vacuum construction, particularly light skis could be produced. In 1988 a factory was opened in the Ukrainian city of Mukachevo .
Current development as a family company
In 2002, shares in the company were bought back from a Japanese partner, making the company completely family-owned again. According to FIS , Fischer was the most successful ski brand in the 2007/08 season . In the Nordic area, Fischer has been the most successful ski and boot brand in the World Cup since 2009/10 (as of 2019). With Vacuum Fit , Fischer launched a system on the shoe market in 2011 with which ski boots can be adapted to the wearer's foot within a few minutes. Today the Fischer product range includes alpine and cross-country skis , bindings , sticks and boots as well as jumping skis, accessories and ice hockey sticks .
Success in top sport
At the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi 2014 , 39 gold, 36 silver and 35 bronze medals were won by athletes with Fischer products, especially in the Nordic disciplines . In Vancouver 2010 there had been 74 medals. The Norwegian Marit Bjørgen , who is equipped by Fischer, has been the best Olympic cross-country skier of all time since Sochi 2014. The American Joss Christensen is the first Olympic champion in the slopestyle discipline . At the Alpine, Nordic and Biathlon World Championships 2017 in St. Moritz (SUI), Lahti (FIN) and Hochfilzen (AUT), the Fischer Race Family won 45 gold, 45 silver and 38 bronze medals - a total of 126 medals - won. At the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld (AUT), Östersund (SWE) and Åre (SWE) there were 129 medals - 45 gold, 40 silver and 43 bronze medals.
Fishermen in the Nordic area
Fischer supplies the following athletes (selection):
The following athletes have been equipped by Fischer in the past (selection):
Fishermen in the alpine area
Fischer supplies the following athletes (selection):
| athlete | sport |
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Adrien Coirier 
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Freeskiing |
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Thomas Fanara
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Alpine skiing |
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Vincent Kriechmayr
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Alpine skiing |
Max Kroneck 
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Freeskiing |
| Sandra Lahnsteiner
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Freeskiing |
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Roland Leitinger
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Alpine skiing |
Manfred Mölgg 
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Alpine skiing |
Steven Nyman 
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Alpine skiing |
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Nicole Schmidhofer
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Alpine skiing |
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Kyle Smaine
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Freeskiing |
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Max Franz
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Alpine skiing |
The following athletes have been equipped by Fischer in the past (selection):
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ About Fischer Sports. fischersports.com, accessed June 5, 2019 .
- ↑ This is borne out by an invoice from January 27, 1925.
- ↑ a b c 90 years of Fischer - company chronicle 2014
- ↑ Mourning for ski producer Josef "Pepi" Fischer. In: ORF.at . August 27, 2020, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
- ↑ World Cup Brand Ranking Year 2013. data.fis-ski.com, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; accessed on December 31, 2014 .
- ↑ ISPO European Ski Award 2011