Christa Zechmeister
Christa Zechmeister | |
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Full name | Christa Zechmeister |
Born | (1957-12-04) 4 December 1957 (age 66) Berchtesgaden, West Germany |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 8 - (1972-80) |
Podiums | 14 |
Wins | 7 |
Updated on 2013-12-07. |
Christa Zechmeister (born 4 December 1957 in Berchtesgaden) is a German former alpine skier and the youngest person ever to win a World Cup race, as well as the youngest to stand on the podium.[1] A slalom specialist, she won seven World Cup races, taking the slalom title for the 1973-74 World Cup season.[2]
World Cup career
Zechmeister made her World Cup debut in the 1972-73 season, scoring her first podium finish at Heavenly Valley, California on March 22, 1973 at the age of 15 years, 3 months, 18 days. The following season, she won the opening slalom race, held at Val d'Isere on December 8, 1973 — four days after her 16th birthday. Zechmeister was dominant that season, winning four slalom races en route to the discipline title.[2]
Major championships
Zechmeister competed in two World Championships (1974 and 1978) and one Winter Olympic Games (1976). Her best result was a 7th-place finish in the slalom at Innsbruck in 1976.[2]
External links
- sports-reference.com
- ^ Pacor, Matteo. "Women's World Cup: Youngest on the Podium". Ski-DB. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Pacor, Matteo. "www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/christa_zechmeister_ger_wzchch.asp". Ski-DB. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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- 1968:
Marielle Goitschel
- 1969:
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- 1970:
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- 1971:
Britt Lafforgue
Betsy Clifford
- 1972:
Britt Lafforgue
- 1973:
Patricia Emonet
- 1974:
Christa Zechmeister
- 1975:
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- 1976:
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- 1977:
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- 1978:
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- 1979:
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- 1981:
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- 1984:
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- 1986:
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