Günther Mader
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Günther Mader (born 24 June 1964) is a former
Tyrol, he is one of only five men to have won World Cup races in all five alpine disciplines (downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined
).
Career
Mader made his World Cup debut at age 18 and competed for 16 seasons, including four
1995 and 1996, and third in 1990. Without his 14 wins, he did achieve another 27 places in World Cup races.[clarification needed
]
His only World Cup victory in
1998 season with 14 World Cup victories, 44 podiums, and 146 top ten finishes.[1]
Only 13 days after his retirement in March 1998, he suffered a stroke: as a result the right side of his body was paralysed and he lost 85 percent of his vocabulary. However he recovered to the greatest possible extent. After convalescence, he wrote a book titled ÜberLeben which covered his career, the stroke and his work as director of racing at ski manufacturer Salomon in Austria, a position he took up during his recovery from his stroke. ÜberLeben has a double meaning in German, translatable as "about life" but also as "survival".
World Cup victories
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
1990 |
Giant slalom |
1996 |
Combined |
Individual races
- 14 victories - (1 )
- 44 podiums - (6 )
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
1986 |
21 Feb 1986 | Wengen, Switzerland | Combined |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Geilo, Norway | Slalom | |
1988 |
20 Mar 1988 | Åre , Sweden |
Combined |
1990 |
2 Dec 1989 | Mt. Ste. Anne , Canada |
Giant slalom |
| 30 Jan 1990 | Les Menuires, France | Super-G | |
1991 |
6 Jan 1991 | Garmisch, Germany | Super-G |
1992 |
8 Mar 1992 | Panorama , Canada |
Super-G |
1993 |
28 Mar 1993 | Whistler, Canada | Super-G |
1994 |
27 Nov 1993 | Park City, USA | Giant slalom |
| 12 Dec 1993 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G | |
1995 |
16 Jan 1995 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G |
1996 |
13 Jan 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill |
| 14 Jan 1996 | Combined | ||
1997 |
12 Jan 1997 | Chamonix, France | Combined |
References
- ^ Ski-db.com - results - Günther Mader - accessed 2011-01-16
External links
- Günther Mader at FIS (alpine)
- Günther Mader at Olympedia
- Günther Mader at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Official website (in German)
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