Markus Wittner
Markus Wittner | |||||||||
nation | Austria | ||||||||
birthday | March 2nd 1973 | ||||||||
place of birth | Kufstein | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
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discipline | Ski cross | ||||||||
society | SC Kitzbühel | ||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||
End of career | March 28, 2010 | ||||||||
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Markus Wittner (born March 2, 1973 in Kufstein ) is a former Austrian freestyle skier . He specialized in the discipline of ski cross .
biography
Wittner made his debut in the Freestyle World Cup on November 30, 2002. In the first Ski Cross World Cup race in history, he finished third behind Tomáš Kraus and Isidor Grüner . Another third place followed in January 2003 in Laax , so that he finally took third place in the discipline classification. In 2004 and 2005 he achieved several top 10 placements, but missed the podium each time. In the winter of 2005/06 Wittner was twice third in the World Cup.
After he had to pause in 2007 due to a knee injury, Wittner returned to the World Cup in 2008. On January 10, 2009, he achieved a podium finish for the last time. In 2010 Wittner was able to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games , at the Olympic race in Cypress Mountain he finished 15th. On March 28, 2010 Wittner ended his career in Kreischberg by winning the Austrian championships.
Wittner runs a fitness and massage studio in his home town of Söll . He also works as a trainer for the Austrian national ski cross team.
successes
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010 : 15th ski cross
World championships
- Ruka 2005 : 21st ski cross
- Inawashiro 2009 : 9th ski cross
World cup
- 2002/03 season : 3rd Ski Cross World Cup
- Season 2005/06 : 7 ski cross World Cup
- 13 placements among the top ten, including 5 podium places
More Achievements
- Austrian champion 2010
Web links
- Website by Markus Wittner
- Markus Wittner in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Markus Wittner in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile X Games
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wittner, Markus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian freestyle skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 2nd 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kufstein |