Markus Salcher

Markus Salcher with his 2014 Winter Olympic medals

Personal information

Nationality

Austrian

Born

June 1, 1991 (age 25)
Klagenfurt, Austria

Sport

Country

Austria

Sport

Alpine skiing

Event(s)

Downhill
Slalom
Giant slalom
Super combined
Super G

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Representing Austria
Paralympic Games
	2014 Sochi	Super-G, standing
	2014 Sochi	Downhill, standing
	2014 Sochi	Giant Slalom, standing
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
	2013 La Molina	Downhill
	2015 Panorama	Super combined
	2015 Panorama	Giant slalom

Markus Salcher (born June 1, 1991) is an Austrian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.

He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, where he won two gold medals.

Athletic Development

Due to the sportive background of his family Markus’ first attempts on skis were undertaken early in life. At the age of only three years the first turns on skis were carved into the snow. The local ski club (SV Tröpolach in the Nassfeld skiing area) and his family helped to develop a solid skiing technique as well as a passion for the sport early on. The first racing experiences were gained at the age of five when Markus began to compete in local skiing cups against non-disabled age-peers. Even though these first races were not overly successful, the motivation to pursue a professional career as a skier did not wane. First contacts to the field of professional disabled sports were made during the winter of 2000. Since the 2003 / 2004 winter season Markus has been an active athlete member of various teams of the Austrian Skiing Federation (ÖSV). In addition to Markus’ personal ambition and self-motivation, the Sports-High School (SSLK Klagenfurt) needs to be credited with a big share in the development of the young athlete’s personal and athletic skills, from first semi-professional training programs to the acceptance into Austria’s National Skiing Team.

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