Werner Perathoner
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| Born | 21 September 1967 Brixen, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Speed events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Werner Perathoner (born September 21, 1967) is an Italian former Alpine skier, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines.
Although he is also from South Tyrol, he is not a relative of the other Italian skier Lukas Perathoner.
Biography
Born in Selva di Val Gardena, in the Province of Bolzano, he obtained his first podium in World Cup in 1988, at the Leukerbad downhill, one of his country's most memorable races ever with three Italians occupying the whole podium. A victim of numerous accidents,[citation needed] he won two World Cup races, both in Super-G.
He competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
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| March 11, 1995 |  Kvitfjell |
Super-G |
| February 5, 1996 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Super-G |
References
External links
- Werner Perathoner at FIS (alpine)
- Werner Perathoner at Olympedia
