Rosi Mittermaier
German alpine skier (1950–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rosa Anna Katharina Mittermaier-Neureuther (German: [ˈʁozi ˈmɪtɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ] ⓘ; 5 August 1950 – 4 January 2023) was a German alpine skier. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1976 and a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]
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Born | (1950-08-05)5 August 1950 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
Died | 4 January 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 72) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany |
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined |
World Cup debut | 1 February 1967 (age 16) |
Retired | 31 May 1976 (age 25) |
Website | www |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 – (1968, 1972, 1976) |
Medals | 3 (2 gold) |
World Championships | |
Teams | 5 – (1968–76)[lower-alpha 1] |
Medals | 4 (3 gold) |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 10 – (1967–1976) |
Wins | 10 – (1 GS, 8 SL, 1 K) |
Podiums | 41 – (4 DH, 11 GS, 22 SL, 4 K) |
Overall titles | 1 – (1976) |
Discipline titles | 2 – (SL & K in 1976) |
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Mittermaier competed in alpine skiing from 1967 to 1976, retiring after a highly successful season in which she finished with two Olympic gold medals and ranked first in the World Cup. She remained popular, advertising for sports and as a non-fiction writer. She was known as Gold-Rosi, and she was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in April 2006 when it was initiated.