Christian Neureuther


Christian Neureuther is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.

Racing career

Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained 20 podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics; 1972, 1976, and 1980; he finished fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974, and finished fourth overall in 1973.

Personal

Neureuther is married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther, a World Cup ski racer for Germany.

World Cup results

Season standings

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes.

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
197130 Jan 1971 Megève, FranceSlalom3rd
197125 Feb 1971 Heavenly Valley, USASlalom2nd
197317 Dec 1972 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
197314 Jan 1973 Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
197321 Jan 1973 Megève, FranceSlalom1st
19734 Feb 1973 St. Anton, AustriaSlalom2nd
19734 Mar 1973 Mt. St. Anne, CanadaSlalom3rd
197315 Mar 1973 Naeba, JapanSlalom2nd
197417 Dec 1973 Vipiteno, ItalySlalom3rd
19745 Jan 1974 Garmisch, West GermanySlalom1st
197420 Jan 1974 Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
197521 Feb 1975 Naeba, JapanSlalom3rd
197611 Jan 1976 Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
197718 Mar 1977 Voss, NorwaySlalom3rd
197913 Dec 1978 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
19799 Jan 1979 Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
197921 Jan 1979 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
197917 Mar 1979 Furano, JapanSlalom2nd
198013 Jan 1980 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd
198027 Feb 1980 Waterville Valley, USASlalom2nd

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events.

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