Helmut Höflehner (born 24 November 1959 in Gumpenberg,

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) is a former

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n alpine skier.

Career

In his career he has participated in two editions of the

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and three of the

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Achievements

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy ...

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: *fifth place at

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

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

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: *17th place at

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 victories at downhill :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 sportsmen