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| Born | (1969-03-24)24 March 1969 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 4 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephan "Steff" Eberharter (born 24 March 1969) is a formerWorld Cupalpine ski racer fromAustria.
Born inBrixlegg,Tyrol, Eberharter was the winner of the overall World Cup title in2002 and2003, as well as the season titles indownhill andsuper-G. He was the nearest rival of compatriotHermann Maier in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Eberharter retired from international competition following the conclusion of the2003–04 season.
Eberharter made his World Cup debut during the1990 season at age 20, where he finished 32nd in the overall standings. The next year he finished second in the super-G standings and won two gold medals at the1991 World Championships inSaalbach, the super-G and combined. He was voted theAustrian Sportspersonality of the year for 1991.
After injury setbacks, he became particularly successful in thedownhill event, and finished third in the downhill standings in1998 and was the runner-up in2001. His nemesis on the snow, teammate Maier, was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in August 2001 which sidelined him for the 2002 season. In Maier's absence, Eberharter went on to take the overall World Cup title (and downhill and super-G) in2002 and2003. His2004 victory at theHahnenkamm downhill inKitzbühel is often regarded as one of the most impressive downhill victories in alpine skiing history, besting runner-upDaron Rahlves by a lengthy 1.21 seconds, an equivalent of 142 feet (43 m) at 80 mph (130 km/h).
Eberharter enjoyed success at the World Championships and Olympic Games as well. In1991 in Saalbach, he won two gold medals in the super-G andcombined events. Twelve years later, atSt. Moritz in2003, he took gold in the super-G event again. At the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan, he finished second in thegiant slalom, but went on to take gold in the same event at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City, where he also won the bronze medal in the downhill, and took silver in the super-G.[1]
In his final season in 2004, Eberharter won four downhills and the downhill season title; he had twelve podiums, was second in the overall standings, and third in Super-G.[2]
| Season | Discipline |
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| 2002 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G | |
| 2003 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G | |
| 2004 | Downhill |
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1990 | 20 | 32 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — |
| 1991 | 21 | 12 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 5 |
| 1992 | 22 | 36 | 25 | 43 | 27 | 57 | 5 |
| 1993 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 50 | 10 |
| 1994 | 24 | ||||||
| 1995 | 25 | 104 | — | — | 51 | 45 | — |
| 1996 | 26 | ||||||
| 1997 | 27 | ||||||
| 1998 | 28 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1999 | 29 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2000 | 30 | 6 | — | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 2001 | 31 | 2 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 2002 | 32 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2004 | 34 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 Mar 1998 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Giant slalom |
| 1999 | 20 Nov 1998 | Park City, USA | Giant slalom |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Aspen, USA | Super-G | |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Giant slalom | |
| 2001 | 25 Nov 2000 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill |
| 3 Mar 2001 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | |
| 2002 | 7 Dec 2001 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G |
| 8 Dec 2001 | Downhill | ||
| 15 Dec 2001 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | |
| 12 Jan 2002 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | |
| 19 Jan 2002 | Downhill | ||
| 27 Jan 2002 | Garmisch, Germany | Super-G | |
| 2 Feb 2002 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 3 Feb 2002 | Giant slalom | ||
| 6 Mar 2002 | Altenmarkt, Austria | Downhill | |
| 2003 | 27 Oct 2002 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | |
| 1 Dec 2002 | Super-G | ||
| 7 Dec 2002 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | |
| 14 Dec 2002 | Val-d'Isère, France | Downhill | |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | |
| 2004 | 10 Jan 2004 | Chamonix, France | Downhill |
| 24 Jan 2004 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | |
| 6 Mar 2004 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1991 | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | — | — | DSQ | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | — | DNF1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | — | 23 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1992 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | — | 2 | DNF | — | — |
| 2002 | 32 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
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Men's World Champions:Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
