Sigrid Wolf


Sigrid Wolf is an Austrian former Alpine skier.
Her first points in the Alpine Skiing World Cup she could gain on March 25, 1982, in the Downhill Race at San Sicario by finishing 14th. Her first "Top Ten" was on March 5, 1983, in the Downhill at Mont Tremblant. She came in the spotlight when she placed fourth in the downhill in Santa Caterina in 1985, being 0.01 sec. behind a medal. - She did win another race too; it happened on January 9, 1988, at Lech but she was disqualified at last because violation of the regulation in regard to non correct attaching the bib-number; Zoë Haas became the winner. Sigrid Wolf won the Super-G gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary ahead of Michela Figini and Karen Percy. This was the first time it was ever arranged a Super-G competition at the Olympic games. One year later she won a silver medal in the same discipline at the World Championships in Vail, Colorado.
In the saison 1988-89 she became second in the Super-G World Cup.
Wolf was chosen as Austrian Sportswoman of the Year in 1987 and 1988, and in 1996 was awarded a gold medal for services to the Austrian Republic. She retired in December 1990 due to a knee injury.

World Cup victories

DateLocationRace
13 March 1987 VailDownhill
14 March 1987 VailDownhill
28 November 1987 SestriereSuper-G
25 February 1989 Steamboat SpringsSuper-G
27 January 1990 Santa CaterinaSuper-G