Alexander Maier

{{short description|Austrian snowboarder}}

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| nationality = Austrian

| sport = Snowboarding

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|7|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria

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{{MedalCountry | {{AUT}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | FIS Snowboarding World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Madonna di Campiglio | Snowboard cross }}

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Alexander Maier (born 16 July 1974 in Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian former snowboarder. He competed in the men's parallel giant slalom event at the 2002 Winter Olympics where he was eliminated in the round of 16 after he finished 2nd in the qualification.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/alexander-maier-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/alexander-maier-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Alexander Maier Olympic Results |accessdate=10 November 2024}} Four years later, he competed in the men's parallel giant slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics where he was disqualified in the first round of the qualification. He is bronze medallist of the 2001 World Championships in snowboard cross.

Hermann Maier, an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist, is his older brother.