Katja Seizinger

{{short description|German alpine skier}}

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

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

| name = Katja Seizinger

| image = Katja Seizinger.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Seizinger on a stamp from Azerbaijan

| disciplines = Downhill, super-G, Giant slalom, slalom, combined

| club = Ski Club Halblech

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|5|10}}

| birth_place = Datteln,
North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

| height = 1.71 m

| wcdebut = 10 December 1989 (age 17)

| retired = April 1999 – (age 26){{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2010/athletes/_/athlete/34449/katja-seizinger |work=ESPN |title=Past Olympic athletes: Katja Seizinger |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2008 |access-date=7 October 2014}}

| website =

| olympicteams = 3 – (1992, 1994, 1998)

| olympicmedals = 5

| olympicgolds = 3

| worldsteams = 4 – (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)

| worldsmedals = 4

| worldsgolds = 1

| wcseasons = 9 – (1990–1998)

| wcwins = 36 – (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS)

| wcpodiums = 76

| wcoveralls = 2 – (1996, 1998) |wctitles = 9 – (4 DH, 5 SG)

| medals =

{{MedalSport | Women's alpine skiing}}

{{MedalCountry | Germany }}

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

| Slalom | 0 | 0 | 1

| Giant slalom | 4 | 4 | 6

| Downhill | 16 | 8 | 8

| Super-G | 16 | 8 | 3

| Combined | 0 | 1 | 1

}}

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

|Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 2

|World Championships | 1 | 3 | 0

|World Junior Championships | 1 | 4 | 1

}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1994 Lillehammer | Downhill}}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Nagano | Downhill}}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Nagano | Combined}}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Albertville |Super-G}}

{{MedalBronze | 1998 Nagano | Giant slalom}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1993 Morioka | Super-G}}

{{MedalSilver| 1996 Sierra Nevada |Downhill}}

{{MedalSilver| 1997 Sestriere |Super-G}}

{{MedalSilver| 1997 Sestriere |Combined}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Ski Championships}}

{{MedalGold| {{nowrap|1990 Zinal}} |{{nowrap|Super-G }}}}

{{MedalSilver| {{nowrap|1989 Alyeska}} |{{nowrap|Super-G }}}}

{{MedalSilver| {{nowrap|1990 Zinal}} |{{nowrap|Downhill }}}}

{{MedalSilver| {{nowrap|1990 Zinal}} |{{nowrap|Giant slalom }}}}

{{MedalSilver| {{nowrap|1990 Zinal}} |{{nowrap|Combined }}}}

{{MedalBronze| {{nowrap|1989 Alyeska}} |{{nowrap|Giant slalom }}}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Katja Seizinger ({{IPA|de|ˈkatja ˈzaɪtsɪŋɐ|-|De-Katja Seizinger.ogg}}; born 10 May 1972) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racing champion. She is her country's most successful alpine skier.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=55494|title=Katja Seizinger - Athlete Information|publisher=fis-ski.com|accessdate=1 March 2021}}