Lea Sölkner (born 24 December 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier who was World championship title in slalom in 1978.[1][2]

Lea Sölkner
Personal information
Born (1958-12-24) 24 December 1958 (age 65)
Tauplitz, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesPolyvalent
World Cup debut1977
Retired1984
Olympics
Teams2
World Championships
Teams2
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins1
Podiums10
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 1 1
Giant slalom 0 1 0
Downhill 0 2 1
Combined 0 2 1
Total 1 6 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Garmisch Slalom

Biography edit

Born in Tauplitz, Styria.[1]

Career edit

During her career she has achieved 10 results among the top 3 (1 victory) in the World Cup and competed in two Olympics (1980, 1984) and two World championships (1978, 1982).[1]

Achievements edit

1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:

Alpine skiing World Championship 1978 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen:

Alpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:

1984 Austrian Alpine Ski Championships

  • first place at alpine skiing downhill
World Cup

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Lea Sölkner profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lea Sölkner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

External links edit