Christian Neureuther
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Neureuther in 2014
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| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom |
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| Born |
April 28, 1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| World Cup debut | December 1969 (age 20) |
| Retired | February 1981 (age 31) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (1972, 1976, 1980) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (1972–1980) includes 3 Olympics |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12 – (1970–1981) |
| Wins | 6 – (6 SL) |
| Podiums | 20 – (20 SL) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1973) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 1973, 1974) |
Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained 20 podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics; 1972, 1976, and 1980; he finished fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974, and finished fourth overall in 1973.
Neureuther is married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther, a World Cup ski racer for Germany.
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
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