Helmut Höflehner (born 24 November 1959) is a former

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 alpine skier.

Career

In his career he has participated in two editions of the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and three of the

world championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

Achievements

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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: *fifth place at

alpine skiing 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 ...

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1984 Austrian Alpine Ski Championships: * first place at alpine skiing downhill

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...

: *17th place at

Alpine skiing World Championship 1985 in Bormio: * seventh place at

Alpine skiing World Championship 1987 in Crans-Montana: * 14th place at

Alpine skiing World Championship 1989 in Vail: * seventh place at

:10 World Cup race victories at

:Two time Downhill World Cup winner 1984/85 and 1989/90

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoflehner, Helmut 1959 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions 20th-century Austrian people