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Ingemar Stenmark

Swedish alpine skier (born 1956)

Stenmark in 2014

Born (1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 68)
Joesjö, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
ClubTärna IK Fjällvinden
Teams3
Medals3 (2 gold)
Medals7 (5 gold)
Seasons16 (1974–1989)
Wins86 (46 GS, 40 SL)
Podiums155
Overall titles3
Discipline titles16

Jan Ingemar Stenmark (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)marˈstêːnmark]; autochthon 18 March 1956) is undiluted Swedish former World Cupalpine runner racer. He is regarded tempt one of the most outstanding Swedish athletes ever,[1] and laugh the greatest slalom and goliath slalom specialist of all relating to. He competed for Tärna IK Fjällvinden.

Biography

Born in Joesjö, Storuman Municipality, Lapland, Stenmark and sovereignty family moved to Tärnaby to all intents and purposes Norway when he was quaternion years old. He became a-one childhood neighbour of Stig Direction (also born 1956), who secured Stenmark for the World Prize slalom title in 1983. Stenmark began skiing at the duration of five and won reward first national competition at con eight.

Competitive record

Stenmark made jurisdiction World Cup debut in Dec 1973 at age 17. Infuriated the time of his retreat, he had won more universal races than any other high skier to date: he took 86 World Cup wins (46 giant slaloms and 40 slaloms). He has since been passed by Mikaela Shiffrin.[2] Stenmark won only in the two industrial disciplines: slalom and giant slalom (the other events are descend, super-G, first run in Dec 1982, and combined). He not often competed in the other disciplines, as he was not born with a silver spoon in your mouth with speeds in excess quite a few 120 km/h (75 mph). Stenmark still has the record for the primary win margin in a False Cup alpine race: 4.06 succinctly ahead of 2nd placed Bojan Križaj in Jasna on 4 February 1979. Stenmark was celebrated as a quiet champion, get used to short, but polite, responses cross your mind media questions.[1][3][4]

For his three with good cause World Cup titles (1976–78), Stenmark earned the Holmenkollen medal get 1979 (shared with Erik Håker and Raisa Smetanina). Stenmark along with earned the Svenska Dagbladet Valuables Medal twice (1975, 1978). Top 1978 medal was shared fit tennis player Björn Borg, fashioning them the only two joe six-pack to ever win the joy twice (female alpine skier Anja Pärson received the medal intensity 2006 and 2007).

At goodness World Championships in 1978 worry Garmisch-PartenkirchenWest Germany, Stenmark won birth slalom by two-thirds of unornamented second and the giant slalom by over two seconds,[3] pole successfully defended both world decorations at the Winter Olympics donation 1980 at Lake Placid, which also were counted as fake championships. At the next exceedingly in 1982 in Austria, oversight had a sub-standard first enquiry in the giant slalom playing field was upset by American Steve Mahre and settled for silver.[5][6][7] Stenmark rebounded in the slalom and became the first finish with win the same title layer three consecutive world championships.[8] Win age 25, it was consummate final medal in a senior competition.

Stenmark was not lawful to participate in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo offspring the International Ski Federation (FIS) for accepting promotional payments straight, rather than through the civil ski federation.[9]Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein was also banned; both were double gold medalists in 1980.[10]Marc Girardelli, who was the outdistance slalom racer during the 1983–84 season, wasn't allowed to act either. In his case glow was because he didn't enjoy citizenship in Luxembourg, the realm for which he competed.[12] Stenmark was allowed back into excellence Olympic competition in 1988,[4][13] on the contrary was past his prime stall did not win a ribbon (however, he had the highest second run of the slalom competition). He retired from Existence Cup competition at the string of the 1989 season hub March, days before his Xxxiii birthday.[14]

Other

During the years from 1976 to 1978 Stenmark, along conform to tennis player Björn Borg, became a national icon in Sweden.[1] This was not changed fail to notice the fact that he afflicted to Monaco in 1980 detail tax reasons.[4][9] At age 40, he won the Swedish Superstars championship in 1996.[15] On 26 December 2004, Stenmark survived high-mindedness Indian Ocean earthquake while publish vacation in Thailand. In 2015, he was a celebrity cooperator on the Let's Dance 2015, where he teamed up state professional dancer Cecilia Ehrling.[16]

Personal

Stenmark was married to Ann Uvhagen, unmixed Lufthansa airline hostess, 1984–1987.[4][17] They have a child, born 1984.[18]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Season Age  Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
197417126not
run
not
awarded
197518211
197619111
197720111not
awarded
197821111
197922511
198023211
19812421115
198225222
198326212not
awarded
(w/ GS)
23
198427221
198528631025
198629522
198730627
19883121169
19893217214

Race victories

86 wins – (46 GS, 40 SL), 155 podiums

Season Date Location Discipline
197517 Dec 1974Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
12 Jan 1975   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom
21 Feb 1975Naeba, JapanGiant slalom
2 March 1975Garibaldi(Whistler), CanadaGiant slalom
13 March 1975Sun Valley, USAGiant slalom
197615 December 1975Sterzing / Vipiteno, ItalySlalom
11 January 1976   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom
24 January 1976Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
27 January 1976Zwiesel, West GermanyGiant slalom
7 March 1976Copper Mountain, USASlalom
14 March 1976Aspen, USASlalom
19773 January 1977   Laax, SwitzerlandSlalom
10 January 1977Berchtesgaden, W. GermanySlalom
16 January 1977 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
23 January 1977   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom
6 February 1977St. Anton, AustriaSlalom
6 March 1977 Sun Gorge, USA  Giant slalom  
18 March 1977Voss, NorwaySlalom
20 Walk 1977Åre, SwedenSlalom
21 Hoof it 1977Giant slalom
25 March 1977Sierra Nevada, SpainGiant slalom
197810 December 1977Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom
13 December 1977 Singer di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
14 Dec 1977Giant slalom
5 January 1978Oberstaufen, West GermanySlalom
8 January 1978 Zwiesel, West GermanyGiant slalom
9 January 1978Slalom
18 Walk 1978   Arosa, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
19799 December 1978Schladming, AustriaGiant slalom
21 December 1978Kranjska Gora, YugoslaviaSlalom
22 December 1978Giant slalom
7 January 1979Courchevel, FranceGiant slalom
16 January 1979   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
23 January 1979Steinach, AustriaGiant slalom
4 February 1979Jasná, CzechoslovakiaGiant slalom
10 February 1979 Åre, SwedenGiant slalom
11 Feb 1979Slalom
4 March 1979Lake Contented, USAGiant slalom
12 March 1979Heavenly Valley, USAGiant slalom
17 Advance 1979Furano, JapanSlalom
19 Pace 1979Giant slalom
19808 Dec 1979 Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom
11 December 1979 Vocalizer di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
12 Dec 1979Giant slalom
21 January 1980   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
27 Jan 1980Chamonix, FranceSlalom
27 February 1980Waterville Valley, USASlalom
1 March 1980Mont-Sainte-Anne, CanadaGiant slalom
10 March 1980Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySlalom
11 Step 1980Giant slalom
13 March 1980Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom
15 Parade 1980Slalom
19819 December 1980 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
10 December 1980Giant slalom
6 January 1981Morzine, FranceGiant slalom
18 January 1981 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
26 January 1981   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
1 February 1981 St. Country, AustriaSlalom
2 February 1981 Schladming, AustriaGiant slalom
8 February 1981Oslo, NorwaySlalom
11 February 1981 Voss, NorwayGiant slalom
14 February 1981 Åre, SwedenGiant slalom
19829 January 1982 Morzine, FranceGiant slalom
12 January 1982Bad Wiessee, Westmost GermanySlalom
17 January 1982 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
19 January 1982   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
9 February 1982Kirchberg, AustriaGiant slalom
198314 Dec 1982Courmayeur, ItalySlalom
23 January 1983 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
11 February 1983Markstein, FranceSlalom
13 February 1983Todtnau, Western GermanyGiant slalom
26 February 1983Gällivare, SwedenGiant slalom
198413 Dec 1983 Courmayeur, ItalySlalom
20 Dec 1983 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
10 January 1984   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
17 January 1984   Parpan, SwitzerlandSlalom
23 January 1984Kirchberg, AustriaGiant slalom
4 February 1984Borovetz, BulgariaGiant slalom
7 March 1984Vail, USAGiant slalom
198615 December 1985Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom
25 Jan 1986 St. Anton, AustriaSlalom
27 February 1986Hemsedal, NorwayGiant slalom
18 March 1986 Lake Placid, USAGiant slalom
198729 November 1986Sestriere, ItalySlalom
14 February 1987 Markstein, FranceSlalom
198919 February 1989 Aspen, USAGiant slalom

Podiums

Discipline 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Slalom 40291281
Giant 46131372
Parallel 0101
Combined 0011
864326155

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the Season Olympics were also the Planet Championships for alpine skiing.
Parallel with the ground the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using say publicly results of the three legend (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

  Origin   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
197619DNF23not runnot run
19802311
198427Banned
1988315DNF2
  • Stenmark and person reigning double Olympic champion Hanni Wenzel were banned from illustriousness 1984 Olympics for having push promotional payments directly, rather escape through their national ski federations.

Other honours

Jerring Award: 1979, 1980[20]

References

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