Annelise Coberger
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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Competitor for  New Zealand |
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| Women’s alpine skiing | ||
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | Slalom |
Annelise Coberger (born 16 September 1971) is a former New Zealand alpine skier. Born in Christchurch, she became the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won silver in the slalom at Albertville in France in 1992. Coberger also competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer but did not finish her first run of the slalom.
Her other victories include a single World Cup slalom. Coberger finished competing at an international level a couple of years after her Olympic success. She then joined the police force.
[edit] World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 14 January 1992 |  Hinterstoder |
Slalom |
[edit] References
- ski-db profile. Accessed 17 June 2007
- dataOlympics profile. Accessed 17 June 2007.
- profile with history and pictures. Accessed 17 June 2007.
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand Historic Places Trust - The Cobergers
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