Mirjam Puchner (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian
World Cup
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alpine ski racer from
St Johann im Pongau
St. Johann im Pongau (''Saiga Håns'' or ''Sainig Håns'' in the local Pongau dialect, abbreviated St.Johann/Pg.) is a small city in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the administrative centre of the St. Johann im Pongau District.
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in
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
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She made her World Cup debut on 12 January 2013 in St. Anton, Austria. Puchner attained her first World Cup podium in March
2016
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at
St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she won the
downhill
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event at the season finals.
Born in
Schwarzach im Pongau
Schwarzach im Pongau is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
Geography
It is located in the valley of the Salzach river, between the Hohe Tauern mountain range (Goldberg and Ankogel groups) in the ...
, she is the sister of alpine ski racer
Joachim Puchner (born 1987).
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
* 2 wins – (2
DH)
* 5 podiums – (4 DH, 1
SG); 26 top tens
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
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Mirjam Puchnerat the Austrian Ski Team (ÖSV) '
Mirjam Puchnerat
Atomic Skis
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Austrian female alpine skiers
1992 births
Living people
People from St. Johann im Pongau District
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers of Austria
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Olympic silver medalists for Austria
Sportspeople from Salzburg (state)
20th-century Austrian women
21st-century Austrian women
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