Christian Neureuther
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{short description|German alpine skier}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Christian Neureuther
|image = Christian Neureuther.jpg
|image_size = 220
|caption = Neureuther in 2014
|disciplines = Slalom, giant slalom
|club =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|04|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
|height = 178 cm
|wcdebut = December 1969 (age 20)
|retired = February 1981 (age 31)
|website =
|olympicteams = 3 – (1972, 1976, 1980)
|olympicmedals = 0
|olympicgolds =
|worldsteams = 5 – (1972–1980)
{{spaces|6}}{{small|includes 3 Olympics}}
|worldsmedals = 0
|worldsgolds =
|wcwins = 6 – (6 SL)
|wcpodiums = 20 – (20 SL)
|wcoveralls = 0 – (4th in 1973)
|wctitles = 0 – (2nd in SL, 1973, 1974)
}}
Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
Racing career
Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained twenty podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics (1972, 1976, and 1980) and was fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974; he was fourth overall in 1973 and ninth in 1974.
Personal
Until her death in 2023, Neureuther was married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther (b.1984), a retired World Cup ski racer for Germany.
World Cup results
=Season standings=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant | |||||||
| 1970 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 19 | rowspan=12|{{small|not run}} | — | rowspan=6|not awarded |
| 1971 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | ||
| 1972 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 23 | — | ||
| 1973 | 23 | 4 | bgcolor="silver"|2 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | 24 | 9 | bgcolor="silver"|2 | 25 | — | ||
| 1975 | 25 | 21 | 7 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | 26 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | 27 | 28 | 9 | — | — | rowspan=3|{{small|not awarded}} | |
| 1978 | 28 | 34 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | 29 | 14 | bgcolor="cc9966"|3 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | 30 | 16 | bgcolor="cc9966"|3 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | 31 | 73 | 27 | — | — |
:Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
=Race podiums=
- 6 wins – (6 SL)
- 20 podiums – (20 SL); 59 top tens
| class="wikitable"
!Season!!Date!!Location!!Discipline!!Place | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2|1971 | align=right|30 January 1971 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Megève, France | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| align=right|25 February 1971 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heavenly Valley, US | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd | |
| align=center rowspan=6|1973 | align=right|17 December 1972 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|14 January 1973 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wengen, Switzerland | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|21 January 1973 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Megève, France | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| align=right|4 February 1973 | {{flagicon|AUT}} St. Anton, Austria | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd | |
| align=right|4 March 1973 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mt. St. Anne, Canada | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd | |
| align=right|15 March 1973 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naeba, Japan | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd | |
| align=center rowspan=3|1974 | align=right|17 December 1973 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Vipiteno, Italy | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|5 January 1974 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Garmisch, West Germany | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|20 January 1974 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wengen, Switzerland | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| align=center rowspan=1|1975 | align=right|21 February 1975 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naeba, Japan | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| align=center rowspan=1|1976 | align=right|11 January 1976 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wengen, Switzerland | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| align=center rowspan=1|1977 | align=right|18 March 1977 | {{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Voss, Norway | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| align=center rowspan=4|1979 | align=right|13 December 1978 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | align=center|Slalom | align=center|3rd |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|9 January 1979 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Crans-Montana, Switzerland | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|21 January 1979 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria | align=center|Slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|1st | |
| align=right|17 March 1979 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Furano, Japan | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd | |
| align=center rowspan=2|1980 | align=right|13 January 1980 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd |
| align=right|27 February 1980 | {{flagicon|USA}} Waterville Valley, USA | align=center|Slalom | align=center|2nd |
World championship results
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Year !! Age !! Slalom !! Giant | ||||||
| 1970 | 20 | DNF | 17 | rowspan=6|not run | — | — |
| 1972 | 22 | 11 | DNF2 | — | — | |
| 1974 | 24 | DNF | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | 26 | 5 | 30 | — | — | |
| 1978 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | 30 | 5 | — | — | — |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Olympic results [[File:Olympic rings.svg|50px]]
External links
- {{FIS alpine skier|43237}}
- [https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=43237&type=cups Christian Neureuther] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- {{Ski-DB|christian_neureuther_ger_nrtch}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile}}
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Category:Skiers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Category:German male alpine skiers
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for West Germany
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for West Germany