Heinrich Messner

Heinrich "Heini" Messner (born 1 September 1939) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the giant slalom in 1968 and in the downhill in 1972.[1]

Heinrich Messner
Alpine skier
DisciplinesPolyvalent
ClubSportverein Tirol
Born (1939-09-01) 1 September 1939
Obernberg am Brenner, Austria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debut1967
Retired1972
Olympics
Teams3
Medals2
World Championships
Teams5
Medals3
World Cup
Seasons5
Wins1
Podiums16
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 2 1
Giant slalom 0 0 2
Downhill 0 7 3
Total 1 9 6
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 0 0 3
Total 0 0 5
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Downhill
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Combined

Career

On 5 January 1967 Messner won the first ever World Cup race, a slalom; he had 15 more World Cup podium finishes later in his career. In the 1970s he pioneered the use of short skis in the technical races. Messner retired in 1972 season and for two years trained the Austrian women’s team. He then moved to Steinach am Brenner where he ran a ski school, a boarding house, and a ski rental service.[1]

National titles

Messner has won five national championships at individual senior level.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinrich Messner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  2. "Österreichischer Skiverban" (in German). oesv.at. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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