Sylvia Eder

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Sylvia Eder
Personal information
Born (1965-08-24) 24 August 1965 (age 58)
St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events, giant slalom
ClubSC Leogang
World Cup
Wins2
Podiums11
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Downhill 1 0 3
Super-G 1 1 3
Combined 0 1 0
Total 2 2 7
World Championships
Silver medal – second place
1985 Bormio
Combined
Silver medal – second place
1987 Crans-Montana
Combined
Silver medal – second place
1993 Morioka-Shizukuishi
Super-G

Sylvia Eder (born 24 August 1965) is a former Austrian alpine skier.[1]

Biography

Born in Leogang,[2] she won her first downhill race at Bad Gastein, Austria in 1982 at the age of 17.[3] The downhill remained her specialty discipline throughout her early career. She later developed an interest in the slalom, at which she won the world championship in 1985 in Bormio and the silver medal, after Erika Hess of Switzerland, at the World Cup in 1987.[3]

Later Eder focused on the

Veronika Wallinger.[3]

The alpine skier Elfi Eder is her younger sister.[4]

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
18 January 1982 Austria Bad Gastein Downhill
4 December 1994 United States Vail Super-G

References

  1. ^ "Sylvia Eder profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvia Eder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ^
    International Ski Federation. Archived from the original
    on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ Scott, Bill (15 February 1993). "Skiing:Family affair for the Eders". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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