Anderl Molterer

Andreas "Anderl" Molterer (born 8 October 1931) is an Austrian former alpine skier. He was born in Kitzbühel.[1]

Olympic medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's alpine skiing
1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoGiant Slalom
1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoDownhill

At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy he won silver in the giant slalom, and bronze in the downhill competition. In 1953, 1955, 1958, and 1959 he won the Hahnenkamm Race in Kitzbühel. There was no skiing world cup in these times, but Molterer would have won it 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1958.[2] Molterer later emigrated to the United States. After running ski schools in Montana and Colorado, he settled in Tennessee.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anderl Molterer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. Anderl Molterer: Nur Gold als schwarzer Fleck des "weißen Blitz", "only gold as black spot of the white flash", Wiener Zeitung, 2021-10-07.
  3. Friends of Radnor Lake celebrate conservation victories, Green Hills News, 2015-09-23.


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