Anton Engelbert “Tony” Sailer ( German: Anton Engelbert “Toni” Sailer ; November 17, 1935 , Kitzbuhel , Austria - August 24, 2009 , Innsbruck [6] , Austria) is an Austrian skier , the first three-time Olympic champion in the history of Austria, one of three absolute world champions in the history of skiing, the only 7-time world champion among men.
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The sports nickname is “Black Blitz from Kitz” ( German: Der schwarze Blitz aus Kitz ). “Blitz” in translation from German means “lightning”, “flash”. Black - according to the color of overalls in which Sailer usually performed.
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- 1 Biography
- 2 Interesting Facts
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
At the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 20-year-old Tony Sailer won all 3 disciplines with a huge advantage: in the downhill he beat the Swiss Raymond Fellay by 5.5 seconds, in the giant slalom - the Austrian Ander Molterer by 6.2 seconds, in slalom - Japanese Tiharu Igaya for 4 seconds. In skiing, such breaks indicate complete dominance.
- 7-time world champion (men's record):
- 1956 - downhill, slalom, giant slalom and combination (absolute champion)
- 1958 - Downhill, Giant Slalom and Combination
- Only Emil Allé in 1937 , Sailer in 1956 and Jean-Claude Killy in 1968 managed to become absolute world champions (to win all the disciplines held). Women achieved this achievement: Inge Versin-Lantschner (1933) and Kristl Kranz (1937 and 1939)
- Three times in a row, Sailer was recognized as the best athlete of the year in Austria (1956, 1957 and 1958)
After finishing his sports career in 1959 (at the age of 23), he starred in feature films, most of which were somehow related to skiing. One can only guess how many more competitions Tony Sailer could win if he had not finished his sports career so early.
For contribution to the Olympic movement, the International Olympic Committee in 1985 awarded Seiler with the “Olympic Order”.
In 1999 he was recognized in Austria as the "best athlete of the XX century."
August 24, 2009, died in Innsbruck after a long illness at the age of 73. [7] [8] [9] Buried in Kitzbuhel City Cemetery.
Interesting Facts
After Seiler won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, he presented one medal to his father, one medal to his mother, and one for himself.
See also
- List of multiple Olympic champions
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 122363736 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/TimesOnline-UK/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonID=131873710
- ↑ Aeiou Encyclopedia (German)
- ↑ Died legendary Austrian skier
- ↑ The end of the ski era. At the age of 73, Tony Sailer passed away
- ↑ Austrian skiing great Sailer dies at 73 - Reuters
Links
- Tony Sailer on the IOC website
- Tony Sailer - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Tony Sailer - Stats on the FIS Website