Austrian Sports Personality Of The Year
The Austrian Sports Personality of the Year is chosen annually since 1949. Recordholders are Annemarie Moser-Pröll (seven awards) and Marcel Hirscher (six awards). In 1978 and 1979 the Austria national football team was named Austrian Sports Team of the Year. Since 1990 this prize is included in the annual election. See also * Austrian Footballer of the Year *Athlete of the Year *Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Academy) *Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual women from the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laure ... * ''L'Équipe'' Champion of Champions Award References {{National Sportsperson of the Year Sport in Austria National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards Austrian awards Awards established in 1949 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 27 March 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with six overall titles, including five consecutive. Moser-Pröll celebrated her biggest successes in downhill, giant slalom and combined races. In 1980, her last year as a competitor, she secured her third Olympic medal (and first gold) at Lake Placid and won five World Cup races. Her younger sister Cornelia Pröll is also a former Olympic alpine skier. Career During her career, Moser-Pröll won the overall World Cup title a record six times, including five consecutive (1971–75). She has 62 individual World Cup victories, third behind Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin on the female side. In winning percentage (races won of those entered) her percentage of 35.4% is second only to Mikaela Shiffrin who has won 37.5% of her races. She won five World Championship titles (3 downhill, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trude Klecker
Trude Klecker (born 7 February 1926) is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion. She is from Semmering and later lived in Trieste in Italy. Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, and a silver medal in the downhill Downhill may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse * ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ....Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 20 November 2008) References External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karl Schranz
Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938) is a former champion Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Austria, one of the best of the 1960s and early 1970s. Born and raised in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, St. Anton, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Schranz had a lengthy ski career, from 1957 to 1972. He won twenty major Downhill (ski competition), downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major Slalom skiing, slaloms. Late in his career he was the successor to Jean-Claude Killy as the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup overall champion; Schranz won the title at age 30 in the third World Cup season of 1969 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1969, and repeated in 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1970. He was also the downhill champion for those two seasons and was the giant slalom season champion in 1969. Schranz won both the "classic downhills" four times each: the Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Hahnenkamm at Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria, (1966,1969, 1972,1972), and the Lauberhorn at Wengen, Swi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1959 In Sports
1959 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Baltimore Colts won 31–16 over the New York Giants at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium * August 14 – The American Football League is founded. Play would begin the following year. * Sugar Bowl (1958 season): ** The Louisiana State Tigers won 7–0 over the Clemson Tigers to win the AP and Coaches Poll national championships Association football Brazil * Taca Brasil, as predecessor for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, that first officially games held on August 23. Turkey * Turkish National League, as predecessor for Super Lig of Turkey, that first officially game held on February 21. Athletics * Pan American Games athletics held in Chicago with US sprinter Ray Norton winning three gold medals in the sprint events Baseball * March 3 – The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park. * May 26 – In what many experts call the greatest pitching perf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1958 In Sports
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adolf Christian
Adolf Christian (3 June 1934 in Vienna – 8 July 1999 in Vienna) was an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. In 1957, Christian finished 3rd place in the general classification of the Tour de France, and he is the only Austrian to legitimately reach the podium. (In 2008 Bernhard Kohl also reached 3rd position but was later disqualified for doping.) In January 1958, he became Sportsman of the Year 1957. His profession was a decorator in his own company. Major results ;1954 : national amateur road race champion :Vienna-Grabenstein-Gresten-Vienna :Vienna-Graz-Vienna :Tour of Austria ;1955 :GP Voralberg ;1955 :Vienna-Budapest-Vienna :Graz Rundfahrt :Vienna-Grabenstein-Gresten-Vienna ;1957 :Tour de France: ::3rd place overall classification ;1962 :Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 In Sports
1957 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 59–14 over the Cleveland Browns at Briggs Stadium * 1957 college football season: **The Auburn Tigers are voted national champions by the AP Poll; do not play in a bowl game on January 1, 1958, due to sanctions Association football * European Cup – Real Madrid beat Fiorentina 2–0. England * First Division – Manchester United win the 1956–57 title. * FA Cup – Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1. * May 15 – Stanley Matthews makes his last England appearance. Other events * February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded in Khartoum. Australian rules football * June 1 – East Perth kick a score of 3.30 (48) in wet conditions against Swan Districts’ 5.11 (41). It is the most inaccurate score in senior Australian Rules football history with 27 more behinds than goals. * August 17 – By beating Essendon by 21 points, Hawtho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toni Sailer
Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian alpine ski racer, considered among the best in the sport. At age 20, he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He nearly duplicated the feat at the 1958 World Championships with two golds and a silver. He also won world titles both years in the combined, then a "paper" race, but awarded with medals by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Career Born and raised in Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Sailer was nicknamed "Blitz from Kitz" (Blitz = German word for "bolt of lightning" or "flash"). A phenomenon as a teenager, he won the downhill and combined at the Grand Prix at Megève in 1952 at age 16. A broken leg caused him to miss the 1953 season and kept him from performing well at the World Championships in 1954. He returned to championship form in 1955 at age 19 and the following year became the first to win all three alpine skiing events at the Olympics, taking gold in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1956 In Sports
1956 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * The men's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria * The women's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland ** Slalom: Renée Colliard, Switzerland ** Giant Slalom: Ossi Reichert, West Germany * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: ** Men's combined champion: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Women's combined champion: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland American football * NFL Championship: the New York Giants won 47–7 over the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx * Orange Bowl (1955 season): **The Oklahoma Sooners won 20–6 over the Maryland Terrapins; voted national champions by AP Poll and Coaches Poll * 1956 NCAA University Division football season: ** The Oklahoma Sooners win the college football national championship (don't participate in a bowl game the following January due to "no-repeat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hanna Eigel
Hanna Eigel (born May 20, 1939, in Vienna) is an Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...n figure skater. She is the 1955 and 1957 European champion and the 1957 World silver medalist. She represented Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she was placed 5th. Competitive highlights External inkss * * * Austrian female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Austria Figure skaters from Vienna 1939 births Living people World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{Austria-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerhard Hanappi
Gerhard Hanappi (16 February 1929 – 23 August 1980) was an Austrian football midfielder who is often regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers. He is also the father of Hardy Hanappi. Club career A versatile midfielder, Hanappi started his career at SC Wacker Wien, where he made his Bundesliga debut in 1947. Deemed as Austria's biggest football talent, he then controversially moved to play for big city rivals Rapid Vienna from 1950 till 1965. His time at Rapid proved to be very successful, winning the Austrian Championship title 7 times. He also captained the side for seven years and was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999. International career He made his debut for Austria at only 19 years of age in November 1948 against Sweden and was a participant at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, where they reached 3rd place, and at the 1958 World Cup. He captained the national team from 1955 on. His last international was a September 1962 match against Czech ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1955 In Sports
1955 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Cleveland Browns won 38–14 over the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum * Rose Bowl (1954 season): ** The Ohio State Buckeyes win 20–7 over the Southern California Trojans to win the AP Poll national championship Association football England * First Division – Chelsea win the 1954–55 title * FA Cup – Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1 Peru * Sporting Cristal was founded. Athletics * March 12 to 16 – Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City Australian rules football * Victorian Football League ** Melbourne wins the 59th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 8.16 (64) to 5.6 (36) in the Grand Final. ** Brownlow Medal awarded to Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne) * South Australian National Football League ** April 30: West Torrens 9.12 (66) draws Norwood 8.18 (66) at Thebarton Oval. It is the first senior SANFL drawn ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |