Rudolf Nierlich

Rudolf ("Rudi") Nierlich (20 February 1966 – 18 May 1991) was an Austrian alpine skier.

Rudolf Nierlich
Personal information
Born(1966-02-20)20 February 1966
Died18 May 1991(1991-05-18) (aged 25)

Born in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut (Upper Austria), he won a total of 8 races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, and was three times World Champion (1989 and 1991), in Slalom and Giant Slalom.

He died 1991 in a traffic collision in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
30 January 1988 SchladmingGiant Slalom
10 January 1989 KirchbergGiant Slalom
22 January 1989 WengenSlalom
3 March 1989 FuranoGiant Slalom
10 March 1989 ShigakogenSlalom
21 January 1990 KitzbühelSlalom
26 February 1991 OppdalSlalom
10 March 1991 AspenSlalom

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Nierlich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



Awards
Preceded by
Peter Seisenbacher
Austrian Sportsman of the year
1989
Succeeded by
Thomas Muster


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