Anita Wachter (born 12 February 1967) is a former

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alpine ski racer and

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gold medalist from

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. She focused on the technical events and specialized in

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Biography

Born in Bartholomäberg,

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, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in

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, and the giant slalom title twice (

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). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

, and won two silver medals in

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(combined and giant slalom). Wachter also won five medals at the

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; she represented Austria in three Olympics and eight World Championships. Wachter retired from competition after the

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season with 19 World Cup wins (14 Giant Slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined), attained 76 podiums, and had 175 top ten finishes. She is living together with her longtime companion Rainer Salzgeber; they have two daughters.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season titles

* 1 Overall, 2 Giant Slalom

Race victories

* 19 wins: (14 Giant Slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined) * 76 podiums

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* *
Mountain Zone.com
– profile – Anita Wachter * http://www.montafon.com/Anita-Wachter {{DEFAULTSORT:Wachter, Anita 1967 births Living people Austrian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Sportspeople from Vorarlberg