Eva Ganster
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Eva Ganster (born 30 March 1978) is an Austrian former
Early life
Ganster was born in
Career
In 1993, Ganster placed third at the Austrian National Championships in
Ganster suffered setbacks in back-to-back seasons in 1995 and 1996, but with the advent of separate women's competitions she was able to begin to succeed again.
In 1998, Ganster won the National Championships and she was placed second in the World Junior Championships.[1] The International Ski Federation formally approved Ladies Grand Prix competitions the following year.[5] In 2000 and 2001, Ganster placed second at the National Championships; she won the event in 2002.[1]
From 2003 to 2005, Ganster competed regularly in FIS events. In 2004, she won one event in Pöhla and medalled at several others.[6] Her final competitive ski jump at international level was in Oslo on 12 March 2005, where she placed eighth.[6] She never formally represented her country in Olympic ski jumping, which did not become an official Olympic sport for women until 2014,[7] when Carina Vogt won the first Gold medal.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Eva Ganster Archived 2015-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, LadiesSkiJumping.com, retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ a b Eva Ganster. "Lebenslauf" (in German). Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
- ^ Timeline of Women's ski jumping, wsjusa.com, retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Ladies' ski jumping Archived 2014-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, skijumping-info.com, retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ History of Ski Jumping, retrieved January 2014.
- ^ a b Eva Ganster, FIS, retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Women's ski jumping takes aim at the Olympics, SkiingHistory.org, retrieved 31 January 2014.
- SOOC. Archived from the originalon 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Eva Ganster at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation