Michael Gufler
Michael Gufler 
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 Italy
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| birthday | 24th March 1979 (age 41) | ||||||||||
| place of birth | Merano , Italy | ||||||||||
| size | 185 cm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg | ||||||||||
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| discipline |
Giant slalom , super-G , downhill , combined |
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| society | CS Carabinieri | ||||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||||
| End of career | March 2014 | ||||||||||
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Michael Gufler (born March 24, 1979 in Merano ) is a former Italian ski racer . The strongest disciplines of the South Tyrolean were the giant slalom and the super-G ; but he also started in the downhill and the combination .
biography
In March 1995 Gufler contested his first FIS race . Since December 1998 he starts in the European Cup . On December 8th and 9th, 2001 he celebrated his first European Cup victories in two giant slaloms in Damüls . In the 2005/06 season he won another five races and thus the overall European Cup standings and the giant slalom standings. In 2002 , 2003 and 2011 he became military world champion in giant slalom, and in 2008 he won the silver medal.
On January 5, 2002, Gufler was used for the first time in the World Cup at the giant slalom in Adelboden . He got his first World Cup points three weeks later with 25th place in the Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . At the giant slalom in Yongpyong on March 1, 2003, he achieved his best ever World Cup result in tenth place. During the next few years he could not confirm this result, he only rarely finished among the fastest 20. It was only in the 2009/10 season , since he has only started in the giant slalom in the World Cup, that he again achieved several top 15 results and closed End of the season with eleventh place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the second best World Cup result of his career. However, he was unable to repeat these results in the next winter , when he was only once among the fastest 20. He last competed in the World Cup in January 2012, after which he competed in various FIS races for two years.
In his only World Championship participation in 2003 in St. Moritz , he finished 18th in the combination and 25th in the Super-G. In 2003 and 2008 he was Italian champion in giant slalom.
successes
World championships
- St. Moritz 2003 : 18th combination, 25th super-G
World cup
- 1 place in the top 10, another three times among the fastest 15
European Cup
- 2001/02 season : 3rd overall ranking, 3rd giant slalom ranking
- 2005/06 season : 1st overall ranking, 1st giant slalom ranking, 3rd Super-G ranking, 3rd combined ranking
- Season 2008/09 : 3rd giant slalom ranking
- 16 podium places, including 8 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| December 8, 2001 | Damuls | Austria | Giant slalom |
| December 9, 2001 | Damuls | Austria | Giant slalom |
| January 27, 2006 | Les Menuires | France | Giant slalom |
| February 9, 2006 | La Molina | Spain | Giant slalom |
| February 10, 2006 | La Molina | Spain | Giant slalom |
| February 21, 2006 | Madesimo | Italy | Giant slalom |
| March 17, 2006 | Altenmarkt-Zauchensee | Austria | Giant slalom |
| February 7, 2008 | Jasná | Slovakia | Giant slalom |
More Achievements
- Italian champion in giant slalom 2003 and 2008
- Military world champion in giant slalom in 2002, 2003 and 2011
- 15 victories in FIS races (14 giant slalom, 1 Super-G)
Web links
- Michael Gufler in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Michael Gufler in the database of Ski-DB (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gufler, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merano , Italy |