Heinrich Messner

{{Short description|Austrian alpine skier (1939–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Heinrich Messner

|image = Heinrich Messner 1968.jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Messner in 1968

|disciplines = Polyvalent

|club = Sportverein Tirol

|birth_date = {{birth date|1939|9|1|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Obernberg am Brenner, Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg, Germany (now Tyrol, Austria)

|death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|19|1939|9|1|df=y}}

|death_place = Austria

|height = 1.76 m

|wcdebut = 1967

|retired = 1972

|website =

|olympicteams = 3

|olympicmedals = 2

|olympicgolds =

|worldsteams = 5

|worldsmedals = 3

|worldsgolds =

|wcseasons = 5

|wcwins = 1

|wcpodiums = 16

|wcoveralls =

|wctitles =

|show-medals = yes

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}

{{Medal|Country|{{AUT}}}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums

| Slalom | 1 | 2 | 1

| Giant slalom | 0 | 0 | 2

| Downhill | 0 | 7 | 3

}}

{{MedalCount| total = yes|type=International competitions

|Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 2

|World Championships | 0 | 0 | 3

}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1968 Grenoble | Giant slalom }}

{{MedalBronze | 1972 Sapporo | Downhill }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1968 Grenoble | Combined }}

}}

Heinrich "Heini" Messner (1 September 1939 – 19 October 2023)[https://traueranzeigen.tt.com/traueranzeige/2023-10-21-heini-messner-433378 Heini Messner] {{in lang|de}} was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the giant slalom in 1968 and in the downhill in 1972.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/heini-messner-1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722064906/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/heini-messner-1.html |archivedate=22 July 2015 |df=dmy-all }}