| GIRARDELLI Marc (LUX) |
18.07.1963 Lustenau (AUT)
178cm 85kg
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SKI: Atonic-Dynastar-Blizzard
BOOTS: Nordica
BINDING: Marker
1997 retired
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World Cup Ranking
General
1980/84th, 1981/26th, 1982/6th,
1983/4th,
1984/3rd, 1985/1st,
1986/1st, 1987/2nd, 1988/5th, 1989/1st, 1990/25th, 1991/1st,
1992/3rd, 1993/1st, 1994/2nd, 1995/4th, 1996/22nd, 1997/115.
Special
1982 GS/3rd, 1984 SL/1st, 1985 GS/1st,SL1st,
1986 SG/3rd, 1987 SG/2nd, 1989
DH/1st,SL/3rd,
1991 SL/1st,GS/3rd, 1992 SG/2nd, 1993 GS/3rd,
1994 DH/1st,SG/2nd,.
World Championships
1985 Bormio SL/2nd, GS/3rd
1987 Crans Montana DH/7th, SL/3rd,
GS/2nd,
SG/2nd, K/1st.
1989 Vail SL/3rd, GS/4th, K/1st.
1991 Saalbach SL/1st, GS/5th,
1993 Morioka SL/2nd, GS/7th,
K/3rd.
1996 Sierra Nevada K/1st.
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary DH/9th
1992 Albertvill GS/2nd, SG/2nd.
1994 Lillehammer DH/5th, SG/4th,
K/9th.
World Cup - 46 w. (3 DH, 9 SG, 7 GS, 16 SL, 11 C)
| 1. |
DH: |
Kitzbuhel 89, Wengen 89 I. II. |
| SG: |
Madonna 84, Garmisch 85, Crans Montana 86,
Furano 87,
Mt.Allen 87, Whistler 89,
Val d'Isere 91,
St.Anton 93, Wengen 94. |
| GS: |
Sestriere 84, Aspen 85, Sarajevo 87, Adelboden
89,91, Alta Badia 92,
Kranjska Gora 92. |
| SL: |
Gallivare 83, Parpan 84, Kitzbuhel 84,85,91.
Borovets 84, Are 84,
Oslo 84, Sestriere 84,88,
Bad Wiessee 85,
Wengen 85,
Kranjska Gora 85,88, Park
City 85, Heavenly
Valley 85. |
| K : |
La Vila 85, Morzine 86, Kitzbuhel 89,91,95,
Wengen 89,95,
Garmisch 93, St.Anton/Lech
93, Veysonnaz
93,96. |
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Remarkable. That's Marc Girardelli. Remarkable. Almost everything about the man is, you guessed it, remarkable. The only male skier to win five Overall World Cup 46 races in all events and a total of 13 medals at Olympics and FIS World Championships.
Born and raised in the western part of Austria, Marc focussed early on
ski racing with his father Helmut coaching. At 13, he decided to compete
for tiny Luxembourg after several disputes with his regional ski federation
of Vorarlberg, Austria. In spite of being a one man team, Marc became one
of the best racers of all time. And tough! Marc succeeded despite an incredible
series of injuries and accidents that would have stopped a lesser man.
Girardelli had a passion to make history in ski racing: Marc reached his
personal summit in 1989 when he became the first and only skier to win
in all five specialties during the same season.
A slalom specialist at the beginning, he worked hard to become an excellent downhiller in the mid 1980's without speed coaches. He would have won many more races, medals and trophies but for the crashes he suffered in his career.
His comebacks were incredible including his last major success in 1996 when he won the combined at the FIS World Championships. Marc was finally forced to retire in 1997 because of a horribly damaged knee that had been surgically repaired several times. A very articulate person who likes to read and study, Girardelli speaks several foreign languages.
He has also flys helicopters, and is involved in business, including working
as a journalist.
Patrick Lang |
Biorama Basel |
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