Klaus Kröll


Klaus Kröll is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012. He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the by just seven points, 605–598.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200314 Dec 2002 Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill2nd
200628 Jan 2006 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill2nd
200829 Jan 2008 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
200912 Dec 2008 Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
200923 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st
200924 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill3rd
20097 Mar 2009 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
20106 Mar 2010 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
201115 Jan 2011 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
201129 Jan 2011 Chamonix, FranceDownhill3rd
201112 Mar 2011 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill2nd
201113 Mar 2011 Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20122 Dec 2011 Beaver Creek, USADownhill3rd
201229 Dec 2011 Bormio, ItalyDownhill3rd
201221 Jan 2012 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill3rd
20123 Feb 2012 Chamonix, FranceDownhill1st
20122 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G1st
20123 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
201324 Nov 2012 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
201318 Jan 2013 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
201323 Feb 2013 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill3rd
20132 Mar 2013 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
201430 Nov 2013 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
201616 Jan 2016 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd

World Championship results

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