Klaus Sulzenbacher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Austrian former Nordic combined skier
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Place of Birth: Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria
About Klaus Sulzenbacher
- Klaus Sulzenbacher (born 3 February 1965 in Kitzbühel, Austria) is a former Nordic combined skier. Between 1983 and 1991 he won 14 World Cup competitions, and also won the World Cup twice.
- At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won silver in the 15 km individual competition, and bronze in the 3 x 10 km team competition.
- At the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he finished second in the 15 km individual competition, and won in the 3 x 10 km team event.
- At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won bronze medals in both the 15 km individual and 3 x 10 km team competitions. Sulzenbacher grew up in Kitzbuehel, Tyrol, which is often considered Austria's mecca of Alpine skiing.
- That he went to train in Nordic skiing in his youth, and not in Alpine styles, is remarkable given that at the time virtually the entire well-funded Austrian Ski Federation system was geared towards Alpine ski racing.
- Sulzenbacher must be credited for breaking new ground.
- As Austria's first successful Nordic skier, Sulzenbacher is regarded as cornerstone for the successes of both Mario Stecher and Felix Gottwald.
- With four Olympic medals, he is among Austria's most successful Olympic competitors.
- Following his retirement from competition, he now works as a physiotherapist in Stams.
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