Armin Bittner
German alpine skier
![]() Bittner in 1993 Madonna di Campiglio World Cup slalom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 59) Krün, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Technical events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Armin Bittner (born November 28, 1964) is a German former alpine skier.[1][2]
In the Alberto Tomba era, Bittner was a difficult opponent for the Italian and beat him twice in slalom – in 1989 and 1990.[3][4]
Career
He won a total of 7 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, all in Slalom. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1994 Winter Olympic Games, but did not win any medals.[5]
World Cup victories
World Cups
Season | Discipline |
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1989 | Slalom |
1990 | Slalom |
Individual races
Date | Location | Race |
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21 December 1986 | ![]() | Slalom |
21 December 1988 | ![]() | Slalom |
January 15, 1989 | ![]() | Slalom |
August 12, 1989 | ![]() | Slalom |
6 January 1990 | ![]() | Slalom |
January 12, 1990 | ![]() | Slalom |
March 4, 1990 | ![]() | Slalom |
References
External links
- Armin Bittner at FIS (alpine)
- Armin Bittner at Olympedia
- Armin Bittner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's slalom World Cup winners
- 1967:
Jean-Claude Killy
- 1968:
Dumeng Giovanoli
- 1969:
Patrick Russel
- 1970:
Patrick Russel
Alfred Matt
Alain Penz
Jean-Noël Augert
- 1971:
Patrick Russel
Alain Penz
- 1972:
Jean-Noël Augert
- 1973:
Gustav Thöni
- 1974:
Gustav Thöni
- 1975:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1976:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1977:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1978:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1979:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1980:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1981:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1982:
Phil Mahre
- 1983:
Ingemar Stenmark
Stig Strand
- 1984:
Marc Girardelli
- 1985:
Marc Girardelli
- 1986:
Rok Petrović
- 1987:
Bojan Križaj
- 1988:
Alberto Tomba
- 1989:
Armin Bittner
- 1990:
Armin Bittner
- 1991:
Marc Girardelli
- 1992:
Alberto Tomba
- 1993:
Thomas Fogdö
- 1994:
Alberto Tomba
- 1995:
Alberto Tomba
- 1996:
Sébastien Amiez
- 1997:
Thomas Sykora
- 1998:
Thomas Sykora
- 1999:
Thomas Stangassinger
- 2000:
Kjetil André Aamodt
- 2001:
Benjamin Raich
- 2002:
Ivica Kostelić
- 2003:
Kalle Palander
- 2004:
Rainer Schönfelder
- 2005:
Benjamin Raich
- 2006:
Giorgio Rocca
- 2007:
Benjamin Raich
- 2008:
Manfred Mölgg
- 2009:
Jean-Baptiste Grange
- 2010:
Reinfried Herbst
- 2011:
Ivica Kostelić
- 2012:
André Myhrer
- 2013:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2014:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2015:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2016:
Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2017:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2018:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2019:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2020:
Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2021:
Marco Schwarz
- 2022:
Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2023:
Lucas Braathen
- 2024:
Manuel Feller
World Cup winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel