Klaus Sulzenbacher
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's nordic combined | ||
Representing  Austria
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Calgary | 15 km individual |
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1988 Calgary | 3 x 10 km team |
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1992 Albertville | 15 km individual |
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1992 Albertville | 3 x 10 km team |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Val di Fiemme | 3 x 10 km team |
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1991 Val di Fiemme | 15 km individual |
Klaus Sulzenbacher (born 3 February 1965 in Kitzbühel, Austria) is a former Nordic combined skier.[1]
Between 1983 and 1991 he won 14 World Cup competitions, and also won the World Cup twice. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won silver in the 15 km individual competition, and bronze in the 3 x 10 km team competition.[2] At the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he finished second in the 15 km individual competition, and won in the 3 x 10 km team event. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won bronze medals in both the 15 km individual and 3 x 10 km team competitions.
Sulzenbacher grew up in Kitzbühel, Tyrol, which is often considered Austria's mecca of Alpine skiing. That he went to train in Nordic skiing in his youth, and not in Alpine styles, is remarkable given that at the time virtually the entire well-funded Austrian Ski Federation system was geared towards Alpine ski racing. Sulzenbacher must be credited for breaking new ground. As Austria's first successful Nordic skier, Sulzenbacher is regarded as cornerstone for the successes of both Mario Stecher and Felix Gottwald. With four Olympic medals, he is among Austria's most successful Olympic competitors. Following his retirement from competition, he now works as a physiotherapist in Stams.
References
[edit]- ^ "Klaus Sulzenbacher: "Die Kunst, wieder aufzustehen"". springermedizin.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Klaus Sulzenbacher of Austria had the two best jumps... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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- Austrian male Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Austria
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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- Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- FIS Nordic Combined World Cup winners
- People from Kitzbühel
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- Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
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