Toni Sailer

Tags: Skier.

Anton Engelbert Toni Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian alpine ski racer considered among the best in the sport. At age 20 he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He nearly duplicated the feat at the 1958 World Championships with two golds and a silver. He also won world titles both years in the combined then a paper race but awarded with medals by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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height (cm)

1.83

birth date

1935-11-17

birth place

Kitzbühel, Tyrol (state), Austria

club

Kitzbühel

death date

2009-08-24

death place

Innsbruck, Tyrol (state), Austria

discipline

Slalom skiing, Alpine skiing combined, Downhill, Giant slalom

team

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954, Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics