— Alpine skier — | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() Kröll in March 2008
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Disciplines | downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Sport Union Öblarn | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Öblarn, Styria, Austria |
24 April 1980 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 8 January 2000 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | klaus-kroell.at | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 15th – (2002–16) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 – (4 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 24 – (21 DH, 3 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 – (DH, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012. He has competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
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. Through March 2014, he has six World Cup victories and 23 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.