Vreni Inäbnit

Vreni Inäbnit

nation

Switzerland

birthday

March 31, 1948 (age 72)

place of birth

Grindelwald , Switzerland

Career

discipline

Downhill , giant slalom ,
slalom , combination

society

SC Grindelwald

status

resigned

Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup

Overall World Cup	30. ( 1968 )
Downhill World Cup	17. (1968, 1970/71 )

Vreni Inäbnit (born March 31, 1948 in Grindelwald ) is a former Swiss ski racer . She achieved two top 10 placements in the World Cup , took part in the 1968 Winter Olympics and was two-time Swiss downhill champion.

Career

Inäbnit became Swiss junior champion in slalom and combined in 1967. The next winter she was accepted into the Swiss national team, to which she belonged until 1971. Inäbnit took part in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , where she placed 17th in the slalom, 18th in the downhill and 19th in the giant slalom in midfield.

One month after the Games, Inäbnit won her first points in the World Cup when she finished fifth in the Aspen Downhill on March 15, 1968 . This also remained her best World Cup result. Two days later, however, she suffered knee injuries in a fall in a giant slalom, which resulted in an operation. In the next few years, she only rode into the World Cup points, i.e. among the top ten, once, as eighth of the downhill run from Pra-Loup on January 28, 1971.

Inäbnit celebrated her greatest successes at national level with two Swiss championship titles in the downhill in 1969 and 1971. In 1971 she also came third in both slalom and giant slalom and thus second behind Bernadette Zurbriggen in the combination . In addition, Inäbnit won the Swiss club championships in slalom and combined with other drivers from the Grindelwald ski club in 1966 and 1969.

successes

winter Olympics

(also counted as world championships)

Grenoble 1968 : 17th slalom, 18th downhill, 19th giant slalom

World cup

2 placements among the top ten

Swiss championships

Swiss downhill champion in 1969 and 1971

Web links

Vreni Inäbnit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Vreni Inäbnit in the database of Ski-DB (English)
Vreni Inäbnit in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ 6th Swiss Junior Ski Championships. Alpine disciplines Scuol 11. – 12. February 1967. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 91-92.
^ ^A ^b Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 197.
^ Peter Baumgartner: X. Olympic Winter Games 1968 in Grenoble. Alpine part. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 7-17.
^ Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 189.
↑ 22nd Swiss Club Championships in Schönried 5. – 6. March 1966. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 79-81.
^ Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 191.

personal data
SURNAME	Inäbnit, Vreni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grindelwald , Switzerland

[1] 6th Swiss Junior Ski Championships. Alpine disciplines Scuol 11. – 12. February 1967. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 91-92.

[rubi3_197-2] A ^b Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 197.

[3] Peter Baumgartner: X. Olympic Winter Games 1968 in Grenoble. Alpine part. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 7-17.

[rubi3_189-4] Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 189.

[5] 22nd Swiss Club Championships in Schönried 5. – 6. March 1966. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Ski Association, Volume LVIII, 1966/67/68. Pp. 79-81.

[rubi3_191-6] Rudolf Rubi : The summer and winter health resort: roads and railways, winter sports. (= In the valley of Grindelwald. Volume III). Verlag Sutter Druck, Grindelwald 1987, p. 191.