Markus Wasmeier

Markus Wasmeier

— Alpine skier —
Wasmeier in July 2011
Disciplines	Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Combined
Born	9 September 1963
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
World Cup debut	29 January, 1984 (age 20)
Retired	March 1994 (age 30)
Website	wasmeier.de
Olympics
Teams	3 - (1988–94)
Medals	2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams	5 - (1985–93)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11 - (1984–94)
Wins	9 - (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K)
Podiums	31
Overall titles	0 - (3rd in 1986, 1987)
Discipline titles	1 - (1 SG, 1986)
Medal record Competitor for  Germany Men's Alpine Skiing Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Giant Slalom 1994 Lillehammer Super-G World Championships 1985 Bormio Giant Slalom 1987 Crans Montana Super-G

Markus Wasmeier (born 9 September 1963 in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany) is a former alpine ski racer.He was world champion and twice Olympic champion.^[1]

At the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy, he won the Giant Slalom at age 21, before recording a World Cup victory.

Wasmeier won a total of nine World Cup races, starting with two victories on 9 February 1986, in the Combined and Super-G events at Morzine, France.

His greatest achievement was double gold medals in both Giant Slalom and Super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.^{[2] [3]} His victory in the Super-G by 0.09 seconds denied the silver medalist, downhill champion Tommy Moe of the U.S., of double gold in the speed events on his 24th birthday.^[4] The surprising result of double Olympic gold for Wasmeier at age 30 gained him the title of "Sportsman of the Year" in Germany.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1984	20	61	—	27	not awarded	—	31
1985	21	10	—	9		19	5
1986	22	3	41	8	1	14	2
1987	23	3	44	6	3	14	—
1988	24	6	—	15	2	14	4
1989	25	5	—	21	6	9	2
1990	26	20	—	29	9	17	3
1991	27	40	—	—	6	—	11
1992	28	7	—	23	9	6	3
1993	29	14	44	35	13	17	13
1994	30	25	—	17	10	38	15

Season titles

Season	Discipline
1986	Super-G

Individual races

9 wins (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 K)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
1986	9 February 1986	Morzine, France	Combined
			Super-G
	16 March 1986	Whistler, Canada	Super G
1987	6 December 1986	Val-d'Isère, France	Super-G
	11 January 1987	Garmisch, West Germany	Super G
	17 January 1987	Wengen, Switzerland	Downhill
1988	10 January 1988	Val-d'Isère, France	Super G
1991	17 March 1991	Lake Louise, Canada	Super G
1992	11 January 1992	Garmisch, Germany	Downhill

Today

After retiring from competitive skiing, Wasmeier founded the farm and winter sport museum Bauernhof- und Wintersportmuseum Schliersee, and he has remained its curator and patron ever since. The museum provides insight into traditional Bavarian peasant life and aims to preserve old traditions by communicating them to coming generations.^[5]

In 2009, Wasmeier shared his passion for building restoration and preserving tradition with an international group of young people through his involvement with the D&F Academy (now The DO School). Wasmeier worked with an international group of young people to restore a 17th-century farmhouse in the German Alps utilizing original materials, traditional tools, wood-crafting and handicraft techniques.^[6] He remains involved with the DO School as an advisor and supporter.^[7]

References

1. "Markus Wasmeier GER". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
2. Olympic results
3. "Olympics". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. Araton, Harvey. "WINTER OLYMPICS; Wasmeier Finally Paints His Masterpiece as Moe Takes the Silver". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
5. "Old Bavarian Village, Schliersee". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
6. Jahr, Jonica. "Ein Mann, der mit dem Herzen denkt!".
7. "The DO School Advisors". Retrieved 19 February 2014.

External links

• Markus Wasmeier at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Markus Wasmeier – 1984–94
• Ski-DB.com – Results – Markus Wasmeier
• Markus Wasmeier at Sports Reference – Olympic results
• Official website (German)