Völkl Ski International,
GmbH, () is a
sports equipment
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manufacturing company
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based in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. Initially it manufactured skis, but has extended its line to snowboards, outerwear, and tennis gear. Völkl's United States subsidiary is located in
Lebanon, New Hampshire along with its wholly owned binding manufacturer,
Marker. In 2015 Völkl bought the ski boot manufacturer
Dalbello.
Völkl skis
Since 1914, Völkl has manufactured skis in
Straubing
Straubing () is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held.
The city is located on the Danube form ...
, Germany, a Bavarian town about one and a half hour's drive northeast of Munich. In the 1960s,
Sears started distributing Völkl in North America under the Othmar Schneider and Sears brands. Though they recently built a state-of-the-art production facility in Straubing, the original factory is still in use as the Völkl World Logistics Center.
Völkl Racing Ski Team
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Jens Byggmark
Jens Byggmark (born 22 August 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who specialised in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Byggmark was born in Örebro but was raised in Tärnaby. He raced for Tärna IK Fjällvinde ...
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Andrea Fischbacher
Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985) is a retired alpine ski racer from Austria.
Career
Born in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Fischbacher now lives in Eben im Pongau. She made her World Cup debut in March 2004 in Sestriere, Italy, wher ...
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Manfred Pranger
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Stefano Gross
Stefano "Sabo" Gross (born 4 September 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Born in Bozen, South Tyrol, Gross was raised in Pozza di Fassa in Trentino; he races in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.
Care ...
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Laurenne Ross
Laurenne Ross (born August 17, 1988) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, Ross was on skis at age two at the Snow Vall ...
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Nolan Kasper
Nolan Kasper (born March 27, 1989) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competes in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.
Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Kasper began skiing at age three at Hidden Valley s ...
Völkl Freeski Team
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Ingrid Backstrom
Ingrid Backstrom (born August 21, 1978) is an internationally ranked professional skier from Seattle, Washington, United States. Backstrom graduated from Highline High School in Burien, Washington as a straight-A student, three-sport varsity athlet ...
* Russ Henshaw
* Ahmet Dadali
* Andrea Binning
* Ane Enderud
* Caja Schöpf
* Emilia Wint
* Emma Dalhstrom
* Grete Eliassen
* Janina Kuzma
* Jen Hudak
* Jeremy Pancras
* Markus Eder
* Nick Goepper
* Nico Zacek
* Paddy Graham
* Oscar Scherlin
* Pekka Hyysalo
* Sam Smoothy
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Stian Hagen
* Virginie Faivre
* Thomas Dolpads
* Matt Phillipi
* Ted Davenport
* Thomas Hlawitschka
* Walter Wood
* Matt Reardon
* Per Jonsson
* Warren Smith
* Ian Mac Intosh
* Flo Wieser
* Tanner Rainville
* Dash Longe
* Ian McIntosh
* Matt Philippe
* Lyman Currier
* Maddie Bowman
* Sierra Quitiquit
* Jess McMillan
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Alex Beaulieu-Marchand
*Øystein Bråten
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Andri Ragettli
Völkl in professional tennis
Völkl tennis rackets were used by players such as
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
,
Michael Stich,
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner (; born 16 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994, a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in men's singles and reac ...
,
Petr Korda
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for dopin ...
and
Jana Novotna
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. The list of current players includes
Stefanie Vögele,
Liezel Huber,
Laura Siegemund and many Senior and Junior players on tour. Volkl Tennis is no longer a part of Volkl Skis and the manufacturing takes place in an entirely different factory. Precies.
Tennis racket models
*Tour 10 V-Engine
*Quantum 10
*Quantum 10 Tour
*DNX 1
*DNX 2
*DNX 3
*DNX 4
*DNX 7
*DNX 8
*DNX 10
*C10 Pro
*Organix
*Team Speed
*PB 10 Mid
Marker Volkl, USA
Located in New Hampshire, Marker Volkl, USA is the importer and distributor of Völkl products in the United States, and a subsidiary of Völkl International. Jarden Action Sports owns both Marker Volkl, USA and Völkl International.
K2 and LINE were acquired by the Jarden Corporation in 2007. Jarden was acquired by
Newell in 2016. Newell sold Völkl and
K2 to
Kohlberg & Company in 2017.
References
External links
Official website
Tennis equipment manufacturers
Sporting goods manufacturers of Germany
German brands
Companies based in Bavaria
Ski equipment manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1923
1923 establishments in Germany
2007 mergers and acquisitions
2016 mergers and acquisitions
2017 mergers and acquisitions
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