Klaus Kröll

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Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012.[1] He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Klaus Kröll
Kröll in March 2008
Personal information
Born (1980-04-24) 24 April 1980 (age 44)
Öblarn, Styria, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubSport Union Öblarn
World Cup debut8 January 2000 (age 19)
Websiteklaus-kroell.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 – (200217)
Wins6 – (4 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums24 – (21 DH, 3 SG)
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2012)
Discipline titles1 – (DH, 2012)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Pra Loup Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mont-Sainte-Anne Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2000 Mont-Sainte-Anne Downhill

Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.

Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.[1]

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2012 Downhill

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2002 21 33 24 16
2003 22 27 50 10
2004 23 29 12
2005 24 46 20
2006 25 32 25 12
2007 26 48 21
2008 27 41 8
2009 28 12 8 2
2010 29 35 25 12
2011 30 10 12 3
2012 31 7 5 1
2013 32 12 14 2
2014 33 43 37 17
2015 34 64 22
2016 35 63 51 23
2017 36 95 28

Race podiums

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  • 6 wins – (4 DH, 2 SG)
  • 24 podiums – (21 DH, 3 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2003 14 Dec 2002   Val-d'Isère, France Downhill 2nd
2006 28 Jan 2006   Garmisch, Germany Downhill 2nd
2008 29 Jan 2008   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd
2009 12 Dec 2008   Bormio, Italy Downhill 2nd
23 Jan 2009   Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 1st
24 Jan 2009 Downhill 3rd
7 Mar 2009   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
2010 6 Mar 2010 Downhill 3rd
2011 15 Jan 2011   Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1st
29 Jan 2011   Chamonix, France Downhill 3rd
12 Mar 2011   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd
13 Mar 2011 Super-G 2nd
2012 2 Dec 2011   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
29 Dec 2011   Bormio, Italy Downhill 3rd
21 Jan 2012   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 3rd
3 Feb 2012   Chamonix, France Downhill 1st
2 Mar 2012   Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 1st
3 Mar 2012 Downhill 1st
2013 24 Nov 2012   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 3rd
18 Jan 2013   Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 2nd
23 Feb 2013   Garmisch, Germany Downhill 3rd
2 Mar 2013   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd
2014 30 Nov 2013   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd
2016 16 Jan 2016   Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2009 28 9 10
2011 30 11
2013 32 4

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2006 25 22
2010 29 9
2014 33 22

References

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  1. ^ a b McKee, Hank (14 March 2012). "Svindal wins Schladming DH, Kroell holds on to title". Ski Racing. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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