Mirjam Puchner (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian
World Cup
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alpine ski racer from
St Johann im Pongau in
Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...
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She made her World Cup debut on 12 January 2013 in St. Anton, Austria. Puchner attained her first World Cup podium in March
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
at
St. Moritz
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, Switzerland, where she won the
downhill event at the season finals.
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 ...
, she is the sister of alpine ski racer
Joachim Puchner (born 1987).
World Cup results
Season standings
:
Race podiums
* 2 wins – (2
DH)
* 8 podiums – (5 DH, 3
SG); 38 top tens
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
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Mirjam Puchnerat
Atomic Skis
Mirjam Puchnerat
Ski Austria
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Austrian female alpine skiers
1992 births
Living people
People from St. Johann im Pongau District
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Olympic silver medalists for Austria
Skiers from Salzburg (federal state)
21st-century Austrian sportswomen
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