Markus Wasmeier

Markus Wasmeier

Wasmeier in July 2011
Disciplines	Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Combined
Born	(1963-09-09) September 9, 1963
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
World Cup debut	January 29, 1984 (age 20)
Retired	March 1994 (age 30)
Website	wasmeier.de
Olympics
Teams	3 - (1988–94)
Medals	2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams	5 - (1985–93)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11 - (1984–94)
Wins	9 - (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K)
Podiums	31
Overall titles	0 - (3rd in 1986, 1987)
Discipline titles	1 - (1 SG, 1986)
Medal record Competitor for Germany Men's Alpine Skiing Olympic Games Gold 1994 Lillehammer Giant Slalom Gold 1994 Lillehammer Super-G World Championships Gold 1985 Bormio Giant Slalom Bronze 1987 Crans Montana Super-G

Markus Wasmeier (born September 9, 1963 in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany) is a former alpine ski racer and twice Olympic gold medalist.

At the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy, he surprisingly won the Giant Slalom at age 21, before recording a World Cup victory.

Wasmeier won a total of nine World Cup races, starting with two victories on February 9, 1986, in the Combined and Super-G events at Morzine, France.

His greatest victories were the surprising gold medals in both Giant Slalom and Super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. His victory in the Super-G by 0.09 seconds denied the silver medalist, downhill champion Tommy Moe of the U.S., of double gold in the speed events on his 24th birthday. The surprising result of double Olympic gold for Wasmeier at age 30 gained him the title of "Sportsman of the Year" in Germany.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1984	20	61	—	27	not awarded	—	31
1985	21	10	—	9		19	5
1986	22	3	41	8	1	14	2
1987	23	3	44	6	3	14	—
1988	24	6	—	15	2	14	4
1989	25	5	—	21	6	9	2
1990	26	20	—	29	9	17	3
1991	27	40	—	—	6	—	11
1992	28	7	—	23	9	6	3
1993	29	14	44	35	13	17	13
1994	30	25	—	17	10	38	15

Season titles

Season	Discipline
1986	Super-G

Individual races

9 wins (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
1986	9 February 1986	Morzine, France	Combined
			Super-G
	16 March 1986	Whistler, Canada	Super G
1987	6 December 1986	Val-d'Isère, France	Super-G
	11 January 1987	Garmisch, West Germany	Super G
	17 January 1987	Wengen, Switzerland	Downhill
1988	10 January 1988	Val-d'Isère, France	Super G
1991	17 March 1991	Lake Louise, Canada	Super G
1992	11 January 1992	Garmisch, Germany	Downhill

External links

• Markus Wasmeier at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Markus Wasmeier - 1984-94
• Ski-DB.com - Results - Markus Wasmeier
• Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - Markus Wasmeier
• Official website (German)

Awards
Preceded by Henry Maske	German Sportsman of the Year 1994	Succeeded by Michael Schumacher