Werner Perathoner (born September 21, 1967) is an Italian former

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, who specialized in downhill and super-G disciplines. Although he is also from

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, he is not a relative of the other Italian skier Lukas Perathoner.

Biography

Born in

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, in the Province of Bolzano, he obtained his first podium in

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in 1988, at the Leukerbad downhill, one of his country's most memorable races ever with three Italians occupying the whole podium. A victim of numerous accidents, he won two

races, both in Super-G. He competed at the

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and

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World Cup victories

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perathoner, Werner 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Brixen Skiers from South Tyrol Ladin people Italian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Italy Alpine skiers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri