Anita Wachter


Anita Wachter is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.
Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993, and the giant slalom title twice. She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and won two silver medals in 1992. Wachter also won five medals at the World Championships; she represented Austria in three Olympics and eight World Championships.
Wachter retired from competition after the 2001 season with 19 World Cup wins, attained 76 podiums, and had 175 top ten finishes.
She is living together with her longtime companion Rainer Salzgeber; they have two daughters.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
1990Giant Slalom
1993Overall
1994Giant Slalom

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
198830 Nov 1987 Courmayeur, ItalySlalom
19909 Aug 1989 Las Leñas, ArgentinaSuper G
19903 Dec 1989 Vail, USAGiant Slalom
199110 Feb 1991 Zwiesel, GermanyGiant Slalom
19935 Dec 1992 Steamboat Springs, USAGiant Slalom
199317 Jan 1993 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyCombined
199431 Oct 1993 Sölden, AustriaGiant Slalom
199426 Nov 1993 Santa Caterina, ItalyGiant Slalom
199416 Jan 1994 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant Slalom
19957 Jan 1995 Haus im Ennstal, AustriaSuper G
199523 Jan 1995 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant Slalom
199518 Feb 1995 Åre, SwedenGiant Slalom
199617 Dec 1995 St. Anton, AustriaCombined
199631 Jan 1996 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant Slalom
199927 Dec 1998 Semmering, AustriaGiant Slalom
19992 Jan 1999 Maribor, SloveniaGiant Slalom
199924 Feb 1999 Åre, SwedenGiant Slalom
199913 Mar 1999 Sierra Nevada, SpainGiant Slalom
200028 Dec 1999 Lienz, AustriaGiant Slalom

World Championship results

Olympic results