Georg Streitberger Austrian Championships 2008

Georg Streitberger (born 26 April 1981) is a retired

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alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in

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, he specialized in the speed events and won three World Cup races, two in super G and one in

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. Streitberger competed for Austria at two

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and two

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. His

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season ended with a knee injury at the downhill at

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, on a difficult dark and windy day on the ''Streif'' that also ended the season of overall leader

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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

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Georg Streitberger
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
Austrian Ski team (ÖSV)
– official site – Georg Streitberger – '
Head Skis: Georg Streitberger
* ' {{DEFAULTSORT:Streitberger, Georg 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)