Hansjörg Tauscher (born September 15, 1967 in

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nb ...

) is a retired

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alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. His best career achievement in the

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was third place in a downhill race in

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in January 1992, but he surprisingly won the downhill race at the WC 1989 in

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* * * 1967 births Living people German male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for West Germany Olympic alpine skiers for Germany Sportspeople from Oberstdorf Skiers from Bavaria Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics 20th-century German people {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub