Toni Sailer
Tyrol, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 August 2009 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kitzbühel Ski Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1959 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (1954, 1956, 1958) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 8 (7 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian
Career
Born and raised in
From
Two years after the 1956 Olympics, Sailer won three gold medals and one silver at the 1958 World Championships in Bad Gastein, Austria. He won five of six possible Olympic/World Championship races, missing a perfect record with a silver in the Bad Gastein slalom, seven-tenths of a second back. Sailer also repeated as champion in the combined for a seventh world title in two years. Due to controversy over his amateur status after receiving compensation for acting (and skiing) in movies, he retired from ski racing competition in 1959.[7][8]
After racing
Sailer's business interests included ski clothing and equipment, including the first successful
Sailer, although not associated with any political party, announced in January 2004 that he would run for Mayor of Kitzbühel. A few weeks later he withdrew his candidature, saying he had only now realized that being mayor was a full-time job. In 2006 he announced his retirement as chief of race of the Hahnenkamm Race, a position which he had occupied for 20 years.[13]
Honors
Sailer was named
For his contribution to the Olympic Movement, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order in 1985.
Personal life
Sailer married Gaby Rummeny in 1976 in Vancouver; she died of cancer in 2000. His second marriage, to Hedwig Fischer, lasted from 2006 until his death.[3][17] His son Florian (by Rummeny) also survives him.[18]
Death
It was announced in January 2008 that Sailer had laryngeal cancer, for which he had been undergoing chemotherapy in the preceding months.[19] He died of cancer in Innsbruck, aged 73, in 2009, and was buried in Kitzbühel. His funeral ceremonies took place near the Hahnenkamm finish line.[20]
Selected filmography
- A Piece of Heaven (1957)
- A Thousand Stars Aglitter (1959)
- Twelve Girls and One Man (1959)
- Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon (1961)
- Sein bester Freund (1962)
- Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas(1964)
- Das Blaue vom Himmel (1964, TV film)
- Ski Fever (1966)
- Aunt Trude from Buxtehude(1971)
- Holidays in Tyrol (1971)
- Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten (1991)
- Almenrausch und Pulverschnee (1993, TV series)
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Toni Sailer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Rospigliosi, William (13 February 1956). "Beau of Cortina". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ a b c Litsky, Frank (26 August 2009). "Toni Sailer, record-setting gold medal skier, dies at 73". New York Times. p. A21.
- ^ Wernick, Robert (17 February 1958). "Bad day at Bad Gastein". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
- ^ Williams, Eric (15 September 2009). "The end of an era, Toni Sailer dead at 73". Ski Racing. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Toni Sailer dies at 73; Austrian skier won all 3 Alpine golds at '56 Olympics". Los Angeles Times. staff and wire reports. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Toni Sailer ranked No. 1 in skiing". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. 4 January 1959. p. 2, section 4.
- ^ a b Ball, Robert (21 November 1960). "Racing toward riches". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
- ^ Morrill, Greg (13 February 2011). "Sailer Skis". RetroSki. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Verschoth, Anita (1 June 1981). "Olympic hero Toni Sailer teaches ski racing atop a canadian glacier". Sports Illustrated. p. 6.
- ^ Toni Sailer. IMDb
- ^ Toni Sailer: Olympic skiing champion of grace and power who went on to a career in films and pop music The Independent, Retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ Carlson, Michael (31 August 2009). "Toni Sailer: Olympic skiing champion of grace and power who went on to a career in films and pop music". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Sportswoman/man of the year in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- ^ "BRAVO 38/58, 16.09.1958". Bravo. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ Williams, Richard (31 August 2009). "Obituary: Toni Sailer". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Skilegende Toni Sailer ist tot. Tirol.orf.at (25 August 2009). Retrieved on 2015-06-02.
- ^ Toni Sailer: "Wenn der Tod kommt, dann kommt er". abendzeitung.de. 25 August 2009
- ^ Toni Sailer hat Kehlkopfkrebs. Oe24.at (12 January 2015). Retrieved on 2015-06-02.
- ^ Rugh, Pete (27 August 2009). "Sailer funeral set at Hahnenkamm finish". Ski Racing. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
External links
- Toni Sailer at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Toni Sailer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Toni Sailer at Olympics.com
- Toni Sailer at Olympic.org (archived)
- Toni Sailer at Olympedia
- Toni Sailer (1935–2009) – AustrianInformation.org
- Toni Sailer, skier, actor and singer (with images) – NevaSport.com
- Toni Sailer at IMDb
- Toni Sailer – Kitzbühel legends – Hahnenkamm.com
- Toni Sailer clothing
- Toni Sailer in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- Toni Sailer at Find a Grave