Mathias Leitner
Mathias "Hias" Leitner (born September 22, 1935 in Kitzbühel ) is a former Austrian ski racer .
At the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 he was second in slalom on February 24 ; after the first run was only 9th. In the same year he won the slaloms at the Arlberg-Kandahar race in Sestriere , the Lauberhorn race in Wengen and the Harriman Cup in Sun Valley . In 1962 he won the slalom of the 3-Tre race in Madonna di Campiglio .
In 1964, Hias Leitner switched to the US Pro-Ski Tour and was professional world champion in 1966, 1967 and 1968.
From the end of his career in 1972 until 1999 he worked as a trainer in the Tyrolean Ski Association and at the ÖSV , where he a. a. was responsible for the men's team in slalom and then trained the later Olympic champions Leonhard Stock , Stephan Eberharter and Benjamin Raich .
Web links
- Mathias Leitner in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Profile on the website of the Hahnenkamm race
- Mathias Leitner in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Leitner, Mathias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leitner, Hias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitzbuhel , Austria |