Stephan Eberharter
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Stephan Eberharter (born March 23, 1969) is an Austrian skier who has won the World Cup (overall) title in 2002 and 2003. He has arguably been the closest rival of compatriate Hermann Maier in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Career
Born in Stumm, Austria, Eberharter made his debut in the World Cup event during the 1989-1990 season where he finished 32nd. Particularly successful in the downhill event, he progressed to finishing third in the 1997-1998 season and then runner-up in 2000-2001. His nemesis Hermann Maier was then involved in a motorcycle accident, and Eberharter went on to take the World Cup (overall) in 2002 and 2003.
Stephan has enjoyed success at the World Championships and Olympic Games as well. In 1991 in Saalbach, he won two gold medals in the Super-G and Combined events. Twelve years later at St. Moritz in 2003, he took gold in the Super-G event again. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he finished second in the Giant Slalom, but went on to take gold in the same event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Results
World Cup (overall)
- 1989-1990: 32nd
- 1990-1991: 12th
- 1991-1992: 36th
- 1992-1993: 29th
- 1993-1994: -
- 1994-1995: 104th
- 1995-1996: -
- 1996-1997: -
- 1997-1998: 3rd
- 1998-1999: 4th
- 1999-2000: 6th
- 2000-2001: 2nd
- 2001-2002: 1st
- 2002-2003: 1st
- 2003-2004: 2nd
Olympic
- 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan
- Giant Slalom 2nd
- Super-G 6th
- 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA
- Downhill 3rd
- Giant Slalom 1st
- Super-G 2nd
World Championships
- 2003 at St. Moritz
- Downhill 5th
- Super-G 1stde:Stephan Eberharter