Armin Bittner
German alpine skier
Bittner in 1993 Madonna di Campiglio World Cup slalom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 59) Krün, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Technical events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Armin Bittner (born November 28, 1964) is a German former alpine skier.[1][2]
In the Alberto Tomba era, Bittner was a difficult opponent for the Italian and beat him twice in slalom – in 1989 and 1990.[3][4]
Career
He won a total of 7 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, all in Slalom. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1994 Winter Olympic Games, but did not win any medals.[5]
World Cup victories
World Cups
Season | Discipline |
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1989 | Slalom |
1990 | Slalom |
Individual races
Date | Location | Race |
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21 December 1986 | Hinterstoder | Slalom |
21 December 1988 | St. Anton | Slalom |
January 15, 1989 | Kitzbühel | Slalom |
August 12, 1989 | Thredbo | Slalom |
6 January 1990 | Kranjska Gora | Slalom |
January 12, 1990 | Schladming | Slalom |
March 4, 1990 | Veysonnaz | Slalom |
References
External links
- Armin Bittner at FIS (alpine)
- Armin Bittner at Olympedia
- Armin Bittner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's slalom World Cup winners
- 1967: Jean-Claude Killy
- 1968: Dumeng Giovanoli
- 1969: Patrick Russel
- 1970: Patrick Russel
Alfred Matt
Alain Penz
Jean-Noël Augert - 1971: Patrick Russel
Alain Penz - 1972: Jean-Noël Augert
- 1973: Gustav Thöni
- 1974: Gustav Thöni
- 1975: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1976: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1977: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1978: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1979: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1980: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1981: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1982: Phil Mahre
- 1983: Ingemar Stenmark
Stig Strand - 1984: Marc Girardelli
- 1985: Marc Girardelli
- 1986: Rok Petrović
- 1987: Bojan Križaj
- 1988: Alberto Tomba
- 1989: Armin Bittner
- 1990: Armin Bittner
- 1991: Marc Girardelli
- 1992: Alberto Tomba
- 1993: Thomas Fogdö
- 1994: Alberto Tomba
- 1995: Alberto Tomba
- 1996: Sébastien Amiez
- 1997: Thomas Sykora
- 1998: Thomas Sykora
- 1999: Thomas Stangassinger
- 2000: Kjetil André Aamodt
- 2001: Benjamin Raich
- 2002: Ivica Kostelić
- 2003: Kalle Palander
- 2004: Rainer Schönfelder
- 2005: Benjamin Raich
- 2006: Giorgio Rocca
- 2007: Benjamin Raich
- 2008: Manfred Mölgg
- 2009: Jean-Baptiste Grange
- 2010: Reinfried Herbst
- 2011: Ivica Kostelić
- 2012: André Myhrer
- 2013: Marcel Hirscher
- 2014: Marcel Hirscher
- 2015: Marcel Hirscher
- 2016: Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2017: Marcel Hirscher
- 2018: Marcel Hirscher
- 2019: Marcel Hirscher
- 2020: Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2021: Marco Schwarz
- 2022: Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2023: Lucas Braathen
- 2024: Manuel Feller
World Cup winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel