Reinfried Herbst (born 11 October 1978 in Salzburg) is a retired slalom skier from Austria. Herbst won the silver medal for the men's slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 11, 1978 Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Skiklub Unken | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 21, 2001 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 3, 2016 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | reini-herbst.com | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2007–2011, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2001–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 – (9 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 (SL) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 11 March 2006 he won his first World Cup race in Shigakogen Slalom. He was 8th in the slalom World Cup standings after the 2006 season. In July, 2006 he injured his knee in a charity soccer game.[1] After two victories in the 2008 season he finished 3rd in the slalom world cup.
World Cup results edit
Season titles edit
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Slalom |
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 | 115 | 43 |
| 2005 | 26 | 106 | 40 |
| 2006 | 27 | 28 | 8 |
| 2007 | 28 | 57 | 20 |
| 2008 | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| 2009 | 30 | 23 | 5 |
| 2010 | 31 | 11 | 1 |
| 2011 | 32 | 30 | 9 |
| 2012 | 33 | 66 | 25 |
| 2013 | 34 | 33 | 11 |
| 2014 | 35 | 46 | 14 |
| 2015 | 36 | 71 | 22 |
| 2016 | 37 | 135 | 47 |
Race podiums edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 January 2006 |  Kitzbuehel
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Slalom | 2nd |
| 11 March 2006 |  Shigakogen
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Slalom | 1st | |
| 2008 | 9 February 2008 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 17 February 2008 |  Zagreb
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Slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 March 2008 |  Bormio
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 2009 | 11 January 2009 |  Adelboden
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 18 January 2009 | Wengen
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Slalom | 2nd | |
| 27 January 2009 | Schladming
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Slalom | 1st | |
| 1 February 2009 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2010 | 15 November 2009 |  Levi
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 21 December 2009 | Alta Badia
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 17 January 2010 | Wengen
|
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 26 January 2010 | Schladming
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 31 January 2010 |  Kranjska Gora
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 2011 | 9 January 2011 | Adelboden
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Slalom | 3rd |
| 27 February 2011 |  Bansko
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Slalom | 2nd |
Olympic results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27 | 2 |
| 2010 | 31 | 10 |
World Championships results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28 | DNF1 |
| 2009 | 30 | DNF1 |
| 2011 | 32 | DNF2 |
| 2015 | 36 | 12 |
References edit
- ^ "Austrian skier Reinfried Herbst could miss World Cup season".
- "Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
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External links edit
- Official website
- Reinfried Herbst at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Reinfried Herbst at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Reinfried Herbst at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
