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Helmut Höflehner
Helmut Höflehner (born 24 November 1959 in Gumpenberg, Haus im Ennstal) is a former Austrian alpine skier. Career In his career he has participated in two editions of the Olympic Games and three of the world championships. Achievements 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: *fifth place at alpine skiing downhill 1984 Austrian Alpine Ski Championships: * first place at alpine skiing downhill 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville: *17th place at alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping) ... downhill Alpine skiing World Championship 1985 in Bormio: * seventh place at downhill Alpine skiing World Championship 1987 in Crans-Montana: * 14th place at downhill Alpine skiing World Championship 1989 in Vail: * seventh place at downhill :10 World Cup race victorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styria
Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the other Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The state's capital is Graz, the second largest city in Austria after only Vienna. Name The March of Styria derived its name from the original seat of its ruling Otakars, Otakar dynasty: Steyr, in today's Upper Austria, which in turn derives its name from the namesake river of Steyr, stemming from the Celtic Stiria. In the native German the area is still called "Steiermark", while in English the Latin name "Styria" is used. Until the late 19th century however, the German name "Steyer", a slightly modernized spelling of Steyr, was also common. The ancient link between the city of Steyr and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |