Rudolf Nierlich

Rudolf ("Rudi") Nierlich (20 February 1966 – 18 May 1991) was an Austrian alpine skier.

Rudolf Nierlich
Personal information
Born(1966-02-20)20 February 1966
Died18 May 1991(1991-05-18) (aged 25)
Medal record
Men's Alpine Skiing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
1989 Vail Giant Slalom
1989 Vail Slalom
1991 Saalbach Giant Slalom

Born in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut (Upper Austria), he won a total of 8 races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, and was three times World Champion (1989 and 1991), in Slalom and Giant Slalom.

He died 1991 in a traffic collision in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
30 January 1988 SchladmingGiant Slalom
10 January 1989 KirchbergGiant Slalom
22 January 1989 WengenSlalom
3 March 1989 FuranoGiant Slalom
10 March 1989 ShigakogenSlalom
21 January 1990 KitzbühelSlalom
26 February 1991 OppdalSlalom
10 March 1991 AspenSlalom

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Nierlich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.




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