Peter Müller (skier)
{{Short description|Swiss alpine skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name =
| image = Peter Müller (alpine skier).png
| image_size =
| caption = Müller in 1988.
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 October 1957}}
| birth_place = Adliswil, Switzerland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 184 cm
| club = Zürich-Lev
|wcoveralls = 0
|wctitles = 3
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country | {{SUI}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}}
{{MedalCount | total = yes
| Downhill | 19 | 14 | 8
| Super-G | 2 | 0 | 1
| Combined | 3 | 2 | 2
}}
{{Medal|Competition|International podiums}}
{{Medal|Competition | Olympic Games }}
{{Medal|Silver | 1984 Sarajevo | Downhill }}
{{Medal|Silver | 1988 Calgary | Downhill }}
{{Medal|Competition | World Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold | 1987 Crans-Montana | Downhill }}
{{Medal|Silver | 1985 Bormio | Downhill }}
{{Medal|Silver | 1989 Vail | Downhill }}
}}
Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/peter-muller-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163651/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/peter-muller-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}
Career
A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, Müller was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships (1985 and 1989) and two Olympic games (1984 and 1988).
Müller won the World Cup season title in the downhill in 1979, 1980, and 1982 (tied with Steve Podborski of Canada). Müller finished second in the World Cup downhill standings in 1985, 1986, and 1987. His best finish in the overall standings was fourth, which he achieved three times.
Müller retired from international competition following the 1992 season with 24 World Cup victories (19 downhill, 2 Super-G, 3 combined). Afterwards he competed in orienteering.
World Cup results
=Season standings=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19 | 24 | — | 16 | rowspan=6 | not run | 21 | rowspan=3 | not awarded |
| 1978 | 20 | 36 | — | — | 18 | ||
| 1979 | 21 | 15 | — | 39 | style="background:gold;"| 1 | ||
| 1980 | 22 | 9 | — | — | style="background:gold;"| 1 | — | |
| 1981 | 23 | 5 | — | — | style="background:#c96;"| 3 | style="background:#c96;"| 3 | |
| 1982 | 24 | 4 | — | — | style="background:gold"| 1 | 13 | |
| 1983 | 25 | 7 | — | 15 | rowspan=3 | not awarded | 7 | 7 |
| 1984 | 26 | 24 | — | 30 | 14 | 11 | |
| 1985 | 27 | 4 | — | 46 | style="background:silver;"| 2 | style="background:#c96;"| 3 | |
| 1986 | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5 | style="background:silver;"| 2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | style="background:silver;"| 2 | — |
| 1988 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 9 |
| 1989 | 31 | 12 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 8 |
| 1990 | 32 | 107 | — | — | 33 | — | — |
| 1991 | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | 23 | — |
| 1992 | 34 | 81 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
=Season titles=
=Individual races=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1979 | align=right | 1 February 1979 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland | align=center | Downhill |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 1980 | align=right | 16 December 1979 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy | align=center | Downhill |
| align=right | 6 January 1980 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pra-Loup, France | align=center | Downhill | |
| align=right | 19 January 1980 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Wengen, Switzerland | align=center | Downhill | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1981 | align=right | 9 December 1980 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Combined |
| align=right | 14 December 1980 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy | align=center | Downhill | |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 1982 | align=right | 27 February 1982 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Whistler, Canada | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill |
| align=right | 5 March 1982 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA | align=center | Downhill | |
| align=right | 6 March 1982 | align=center | Downhill | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 1983 | align=right | 12 December 1982 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Val-d'Isère, France | style="text-align:center;"| Super G |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1985 | align=right | 9 March 1985 | {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill |
| align=right | 16 March 1985 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Panorama, Canada | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill | |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 1986 | align=right | 27 January 1986 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Garmisch, West Germany | style="text-align:center;"| Combined |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"| 3 February 1986 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Crans-Montana, Switzerland | style="text-align:center;"| Super G | |
| align=center | Combined | |||
| align=right | 8 February 1986 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Morzine, France | align=center | Downhill | |
| align=right | 21 February 1986 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Åre, Sweden | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill | |
| align=right | 8 March 1986 | {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA | align=center | Downhill | |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 1987 | align=right | 15 August 1986 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Las Leñas, Argentina | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill |
| align=right | 28 February 1987 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Furano, Japan | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill | |
| align=right | 14 March 1987 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada | align=center | Downhill | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1988 | 16 January 1988 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | style="text-align:center;"| Downhill |
| align=right | 12 March 1988 | {{flagicon|USA}} Beaver Creek, USA | align=center | Downhill | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1989 | align=right | 9 December 1988 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy | align=center | Downhill |
See also
References
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External links
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=Video=
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HCSaEwMOLQ YouTube video] – Peter Müller – victory at Wengen – age 22 – January 1980
{{Footer World Champions Downhill Men}}
{{Footer Downhill World Cup Winners Men}}
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