Anita Wachter

Anita Wachter

— Alpine skier ♀ —
180px Wachter in December 1996
Disciplines	Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined, Super G, Downhill
Club	WSV Tschagguns
Born	(1967-02-12) February 12, 1967 Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria
Height
World Cup debut	March 17, 1985 (age 18) (first top 15)
Retired	March 2001
Olympics
Teams	3 - (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 - (1987–1999)
Medals	5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	16 - (1986–2001)
Wins	19
Podiums	76
Overall titles	1 - (1993)
Discipline titles	2 - (2 SG)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing Austria Olympic Games 1988 Calgary Combined 1992 Albertville Combined 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom World Championships 1996 Sierra Nevada Combined 1993 Morioka Giant Slalom 1999 Vail Giant Slalom 1993 Morioka Combined 1991 Saalbach Super G Junior World Ski Championships 1985 Jasná Giant Slalom 1985 Jasná Slalom 1985 Jasná Combined

Anita Wachter (born February 12, 1967) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.

Born in Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Wachter won the World Cup overall title in 1993 and the giant slalom title twice (1990 & 1994). She was the gold medalist in the combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics and won two silver medals in 1992 (combined and giant slalom). Wachter also won five medals at the World Championships; she represented Austria in three Olympics and seven World Championships.

Wachter retired from competition after the 2001 season with 19 World Cup wins (14 Giant Slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined), attained 76 podiums, and had 175 top ten finishes.

She is living together with her longtime companion Rainer Salzgeber; they have two daughters.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1985	18	89	—	44	—	—	—
1986	19	17	40	8	7	—	15
1987	20	14	14	21	5	23	—
1988	21	3	3	4	11	28	2
1989	22	5	7	5	3	—	—
1990	23	2	5	1	8	—	1
1991	24	6	14	2	11	—	9
1992	25	12	15	9	27	52	3
1993	26	1	4	2	4	19	1
1994	27	4	9	1	9	—	7
1995	28	8	16	7	14	31	—
1996	29	3	9	3	8	17	1
1997	30	7	11	3	24	32	3
1998	31	27	27	15	39	—	12
1999	32	8	18	2	—	—	—
2000	33	16	26	3	—	—	—
2001	34	51	26	29	—	—	—

Season titles

• 1 Overall, 2 Giant Slalom

Season	Discipline
1990	Giant Slalom
1993	Overall
1994	Giant Slalom

Race victories

• 19 wins: (14 Giant Slalom, 2 Super G, 1 Slalom, 2 Combined)
• 76 podiums

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
1988	30 Nov 1987	Courmayeur, Italy	Slalom
1990	9 Aug 1989	Las Leñas, Argentina	Super G
	3 Dec 1989	Vail, USA	Giant Slalom
1991	10 Feb 1991	Zwiesel, Germany	Giant Slalom
1993	5 Dec 1992	Steamboat Springs, USA	Giant Slalom
	17 Jan 1993	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Combined
1994	31 Oct 1993	Sölden, Austria	Giant Slalom
	26 Nov 1993	Santa Caterina, Italy	Giant Slalom
	16 Jan 1994	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant Slalom
1995	7 Jan 1995	Haus im Ennstal, Austria	Super G
	23 Jan 1995	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant Slalom
	18 Feb 1995	Åre, Sweden	Giant Slalom
1996	17 Dec 1995	St. Anton, Austria	Combined
	31 Jan 1996	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant Slalom
1999	27 Dec 1998	Semmering, Austria	Giant Slalom
	2 Jan 1999	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant Slalom
	24 Feb 1999	Åre, Sweden	Giant Slalom
	13 Mar 1999	Sierra Nevada, Spain	Giant Slalom
2000	28 Dec 1999	Lienz, Austria	Giant Slalom

External links

• Anita Wachter at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com – Anita Wachter – World Cup season standings
• Ski-db.com – results – Anita Wachter
• Sports-Reference.com – Olympic results – Anita Wachter
• Mountain Zone.com – profile – Anita Wachter

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Petra Kronberger	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 1993	Succeeded by Emese Hunyady