List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Summary
Due to World War II, no games were held in 1940 or 1944. Two new alpine events were added in 1948: downhill and slalom. Combined events were also held in 1948, but were dropped after that and not contested again at the Olympics until 1988.[3] The giant slalom debuted at the Olympics in 1952 and the Olympic program was three events for both men and women through 1984.
Since 1988, events for both men and women have been held in five disciplines: downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G (since 1988), and combined.[4] From 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years (with separate competitions held in even-numbered non-Olympic years). Since 1985, the World Championships have been scheduled every odd-numbered year, independent of the Winter Olympics.[5]
At the 1956 Games, Austrian Toni Sailer became the first to win gold in all of the available events; the feat was later repeated by France's Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.[12] Sailer, age 20 in 1956, remains the youngest male gold medalist and was the youngest male medalist until 2014, when Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway took bronze in the slalom at age 19.[7]
Austrians have won a combined 121 medals, including 37 golds, more than any other nation. At least one Austrian has won a medal every year, except in 1936, in which Austrian men did not compete. A total of 154 gold medals, 155 silver medals and 152 bronze medals have been awarded since 1936 and have been won by alpine racers from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOC).
Men
The numbers in brackets denotes alpine skiers who won gold medals in corresponding disciplines for more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Downhill
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria (AUT) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
2 | France (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 8 nations | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |
Super-G
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
2 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | United States (USA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 9 nations | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
Giant slalom
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria (AUT) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 12 nations | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Slalom
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria (AUT) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 nations | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Combined
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 9 nations | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Women
The numbers in brackets denotes alpine skiers who won gold medals in corresponding disciplines for more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Downhill
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
2 | Austria (AUT) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 14 nations | 21 | 19 | 20 | 60 |
Super-G
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 12 nations | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Giant slalom
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
3 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | France | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
8 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Austria | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
13 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 15 nations | 19 | 21 | 17 | 57 |
Slalom
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Austria | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
7 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 20 nations | 20 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
Combined
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | United States | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 nations | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Mixed
Team
Medals | |||||
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 3 nations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Statistics
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 37 | 41 | 43 | 121 |
2 | Switzerland | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
3 | United States | 17 | 20 | 10 | 47 |
4 | France | 15 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
5 | Italy | 14 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
6 | Germany | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
7 | Norway | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
8 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
9 | Croatia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
10 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
11 | West Germany | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
12 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
13 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
14 | United Team of Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
15 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
19 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 154 | 155 | 152 | 461 |
Alpine skier medal leaders
- Men
Alpine skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kjetil André Aamodt
|
Norway (NOR) | 1992–2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Bode Miller | United States (USA) | 1998–2014 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Alberto Tomba | Italy (ITA) | 1988–1998 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Lasse Kjus | Norway (NOR) | 1992–2006 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Kjetil Jansrud | Norway (NOR) | 2006–2018 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Matthias Mayer | Austria (AUT) | 2014–2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Hermann Maier | Austria (AUT) | 1998, 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway (NOR) | 2006–2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Benjamin Raich | Austria (AUT) | 2002–2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Stephan Eberharter | Austria (AUT) | 1992, 1998–2002 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Ivica Kostelić | Croatia (CRO) | 2002–2014 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
- Women
Alpine skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janica Kostelić | Croatia (CRO) | 1998–2006 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Anja Pärson | Sweden (SWE) | 2002–2010 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Vreni Schneider | Switzerland (SUI) | 1988–1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Katja Seizinger | Germany (GER) | 1992–1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Wendy Holdener | Switzerland (SUI) | 2014–2022 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Deborah Compagnoni | Italy (ITA) | 1992–1998 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Maria Höfl-Riesch | Germany (GER) | 2010–2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tina Maze | Slovenia (SLO) | 2002–2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1976–1980 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Julia Mancuso | United States (USA) | 2002–2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Marlies Schild | Austria (AUT) | 2002–2014 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned alpine skiers took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
Alpine skiers with most victories
Top 10 alpine skiers who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active alpine skiers and highest medal count among all alpine skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
Rank | Alpine skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kjetil André Aamodt |
Norway | 1992 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Alberto Tomba | Italy | 1988 | 1994 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
3 | Matthias Mayer | Austria | 2014 | 2022 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
4 | Toni Sailer | Austria | 1956 | 1956 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Jean-Claude Killy | France | 1968 | 1968 | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
6 | Hermann Maier | Austria | 1998 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 2010 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | Marcel Hirscher | Austria | 2014 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
Johannes Strolz | Austria | 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
10 | Benjamin Raich | Austria | 2002 | 2006 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
Women
Rank | Alpine skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Janica Kostelić | Croatia | 2002 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
2 | Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 1988 | 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Deborah Compagnoni | Italy | 1992 | 1998 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Maria Höfl-Riesch | Germany | 2010 | 2014 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | |
5 | Katja Seizinger | Germany | 1992 | 1998 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
6 | Tina Maze | Slovenia | 2010 | 2014 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
7 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein | 1976 | 1980 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Austria | 1998 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
Marielle Goitschel | France | 1964 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Trude Jochum-Beiser | Austria | 1948 | 1952 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Rosi Mittermaier | West Germany | 1976 | 1976 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Mikaela Shiffrin | United States | 2014 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Pernilla Wiberg | Sweden | 1992 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned alpine skiers won at least one medal
Multiple discipline winners
Only three racers have ever managed to win Olympic gold in three different alpine skiing disciplines during their career, as listed in the table below.
Men
Career | Disciplines won | Wins | DH | SG
|
GS
|
SL | KB | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toni Sailer | 1956–1956 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||
Jean-Claude Killy | 1964–1968 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Women
Career | Disciplines won | Wins | DH | SG
|
GS
|
SL | KB | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janica Kostelić | 1998-2006 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medal sweep events
These are events where athletes from one nation won all three medals.
Games | Event | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Men's giant slalom | Austria (AUT) | Toni Sailer | Anderl Molterer | Walter Schuster |
1964 Innsbruck | Women's downhill | Christl Haas | Edith Zimmermann | Traudl Hecher | |
1994 Lillehammer | Men's combined | Norway (NOR) | Lasse Kjus | Kjetil André Aamodt
|
Harald Christian Strand Nilsen
|
1998 Nagano | Women's combined | Germany (GER) | Katja Seizinger | Martina Ertl | Hilde Gerg |
2006 Turin | Men's slalom | Austria (AUT) | Benjamin Raich | Reinfried Herbst | Rainer Schönfelder |
See also
- List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
- List of alpine skiing world champions
- Lists of Olympic medalists
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External links
- Sports Reference Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine – Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation