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Georg Streitberger (born 26 April 1981) is a retired
World Cup
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alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in
Zell am See
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,
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the ...
, he specialized in the speed events and won three World Cup races, two in
super G and one in
downhill
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Streitberger competed for Austria at two
Winter Olympics
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and two
World Championships
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.
His
2016
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season ended with a knee injury at the downhill at
Kitzbühel
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, on a difficult dark and windy day on the ''Streif'' that also ended the season of overall leader
Aksel Lund Svindal
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Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 20 ...
.
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
* 3 wins – (1
DH, 2
SG)
* 10 podiums – (3 DH, 7 SG)
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
*
Georg StreitbergerWorld Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
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Austrian Ski team (ÖSV)– official site – Georg Streitberger – '
Head Skis: Georg Streitberger* '
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Austrian male alpine skiers
1981 births
Living people
Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Zell am See
Skiers from Salzburg (state)