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Ulrike Maier

1967 - 1994

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Ulrike Maier (22 October 1967 – 29 January 1994) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria, a two-time World Champion in super-G. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics. Born in Rauris, Salzburg, where her father ran a ski school, Maier won the super-G gold medal at the World Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom silver medal in the 1991 event. Her first of five World Cup wins came in November 1992 and she attained 21 podiums and 59 top ten finishes in her World Cup career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ulrike Maier is the 190th most popular skier, the 1,073rd most popular biography from Austria and the 26th most popular Austrian Skier.

Ulrike Maier was an Austrian alpine skier known for her success in the 1990s, particularly in the downhill and super-G disciplines. Tragically, she died in a racing accident during a World Cup event in 1994, which brought significant attention to the risks associated with the sport.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Ulrike Maier ranks 190 out of 817. Before her are Larisa Lazutina, Finn Christian Jagge, Jiří Parma, Peter Prevc, Audun Grønvold, and Ernst Vettori. After her are Barbara Cochran, Dagmar Rom, Stein Eriksen, Perrine Pelen, Inger Helene Nybråten, and Giorgio Di Centa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ulrike Maier ranks 391. Before her are Brooke Smith, Domenico Schiattarella, Alexander Volkov, Salman Raduyev, Anthony Nesty, and Jón Gnarr. After her are Allamaye Halina, Francois Pienaar, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Galab Donev, Mihai Tudose, and Roberto Hernández. Among people deceased in 1994, Ulrike Maier ranks 331. Before her are Eduard Kozynkevych, Alain de Changy, Jule Styne, Royal Dano, Lynne Frederick, and Irena Krzywicka. After her are Bill Hicks, Martha Raye, Macdonald Carey, Kristen Pfaff, Ezra Taft Benson, and Duncan Hamilton.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ulrike Maier ranks 1,073 out of 1,424. Before her are Reinhold Bachler (1944), Heribert Weber (1955), Felix Frankfurter (1882), Ernst Vettori (1964), Cajetan von Felder (1814), and Franz Fischler (1946). After her are Christian Klien (1983), Turhan Bey (1922), Ingrid Wendl (1940), Doris Bures (1962), Wilhelm Kreuz (1949), and Matthias Steiner (1982).

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Among SKIERS In Austria

Among skiers born in Austria, Ulrike Maier ranks 26. Before her are Marcel Hirscher (1989), Anderl Molterer (1931), Andreas Goldberger (1972), Traudl Hecher (1943), Reinhold Bachler (1944), and Ernst Vettori (1964). After her are Dagmar Rom (1928), Andreas Felder (1962), Toni Innauer (1958), Thomas Stangassinger (1965), Benjamin Raich (1978), and Stephan Eberharter (1969).

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