Sara Hector
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| Born | 4 September 1992 Sandviken, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kungsbergets AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 December 2009 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2011–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (team) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 – (2010–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 – (4 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 9 – (9 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. She has competed at six World Championships and won three medals in the team event, respectively in 2011, 2015 and 2021.[1][2]
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria.[3][4] At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom.[5] It was her first Olympic medal, which was also the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.[6][7]
World Cup results
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2010 | 17 | 120 | — | 45 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 18 | 93 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 19 | 102 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 20 | 80 | 48 | 37 | 47 | — | — |
| 2014 | 21 | 61 | — | 26 | — | — | 5 |
| 2015 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23 | 64 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | 66 | 54 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26 | 45 | 32 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 4 wins – (4 GS)
- 9 podiums – (9 GS)
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2015 | 12 Dec 2014 |  Åre, Sweden |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 28 Dec 2014 |  Kühtai in Tirol, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 12 Dec 2020 |  Courchevel, France |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 21 Dec 2021 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 22 Dec 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
| 28 Dec 2021 | Lienz, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 8 Jan 2022 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 25 Jan 2022 |  Kronplatz, Italy |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 6 Mar 2022 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2011 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2013 | 20 | — | DNF2 | DNS | 26 | 9 | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2017 | 24 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | DNF2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Sara Hector Biography". Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Thomas Lindblom, Therese Bosta (17 February 2021). "Den svenska silverglädjen" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Sara Hector claims maiden World Cup win in Kühtai". Federation Internationale de Ski. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Sara Hector tog OS-guld". SVT. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out". AP NEWS. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022: Sara Hector wins gold in the women's GS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sara Hector.
- Official website
- Sara Hector at FIS (alpine)
- Sara Hector at Olympics.com
- Sara Hector at Olympedia
- Sara Hector at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Sara Hector at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Sandviken Municipality
- Swedish female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Sportspeople from Gävleborg County