Katja Seizinger (; born 10 May 1972) is a German former

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alpine ski racing champion. She is her country's most successful alpine skier.

Biography

Born in

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, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won eleven World Cup season titles: two overall, four downhill, and five

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. She was a three-time winner of Germany's sportswoman of the year award. With Olympic downhill victories in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, she was the first to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same alpine speed event, and also the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title. Seizinger injured both knees while training in June 1998, missed the entire

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

season, then retired in April.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season titles

* 11 titles – (2 overall, 4 DH, 5 SG)

Race victories

* 36 wins – (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seizinger, Katja 1972 births Living people People from Datteln Sportspeople from Münster (region) German female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in alpine skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg 20th-century German sportswomen