Heinz Kinigadner
Heinz Kinigadner (born January 28, 1960 in Uderns , Tyrol ) is an Austrian motocross driver.
Life
Kinigadner is a trained baker and confectioner. His father Johann was already active in motorsport and in 1953 won the silver medal at the 1st Tyrolean Alpine Tour . His brothers Hansi and Klaus were also active in motocross.
From 1978 onwards, Heinz Kinigadner won several Austrian national championship titles in motocross (125 cm³, 250 cm³ and 500 cm³). In 1982 he achieved his first victory at the GP in Italy at the Motocross World Championship in the 250 cc class on a Yamaha . In 1983 Kinigadner switched from Yamaha to KTM and finished the season in eleventh place. In 1984 and 1985 he became world champion in the 250 cc class on a KTM.
In the 1990s he mainly started in motorcycle rallies. His first place in the Paris-Dakar Rally with KTM in 1994 was followed by disqualification due to an engine swap. In the same year he won the Pharaohs rally , 1995 the Paris-Beijing rally and 1996 the Atlas rally . He has been working as a sports manager for KTM since 1997 . In 2003 he ended his sporting career as a driver due to a serious motocross accident of his son Hannes, in which the latter remained paralyzed.
After the accident of his son Hannes, he and his friend Dietrich Mateschitz founded the Wings for Life foundation , which aims to make paraplegia curable.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cross legend Heinz Kinigadner turns 60 (January 28, 2020)
- ↑ Heinz Kinigadner 60: Merits & strokes of fate (January 28, 2020)
- ↑ Wings for Life ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 15, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kinigadner, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian motocross rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uderns |