Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner (10 July 1925 – 11 May 2012) was an

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 ...

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 ...

who competed in the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

. She was born in

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein (; formerly ''Badgastein''; Southern Bavarian: ''Bod Goschdei'') is a spa town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Picturesquely situated in a hig ...

. In 1956, she won the bronze medal in the giant slalom event. In the downhill competition, she finished seventh, and in the slalom contest, she finished twelfth.

External links

Thea Hochleitner's profile at Sports Reference.comThea Hochleitner's obituary
1925 births 2012 deaths Austrian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian women {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub