Manuela Riegler (born 15 June 1974) is an Austrian
snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...
.
She was born in
Schwarzach im Pongau
Schwarzach im Pongau is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
Geography
It is located in the valley of the Salzach river, between the Hohe Tauern mountain range (Goldberg and Ankogel groups) in th ...
, and is a sister
Claudia Riegler. She competed in
women's parallel giant slalom at the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
, and she competed at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...
, in
parallel giant slalom.
She won a silver medal in giant slalom at the
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996, a silver medal in snowboard cross at the
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 took place between January 21 and January 26 in Innichen, Italy.
Results
Men's results
Snowboard Cross
Giant Slalom
Parallel Slalom
Slalom
Halfpipe
Women's Events
Snowboard Cross
Gi ...
, a bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001, and a gold medal in parallel giant slalom at the
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005 took place between January 16 and January 22 in Whistler-Blackcomb, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The venues would be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain.
Results
Men's r ...
.
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
People from St. Johann im Pongau District
Austrian female snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for Austria
Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Salzburg (federal state)
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