Franz Heinzer

1992/93 )

Franz Heinzer ( born April 11, 1962 in Schwyz ) is a retired Swiss ski racer. Today he lives in wells in the canton of Schwyz.

Career

In his playing days in the Ski World Cup 1981-1994 he was able to celebrate many successes especially in the downhill event. He won at least one race on the most important exit routes (Val d'Isere, Wengen, Kitzbühel, Gardena, Garmisch -Partenkirchen, Aspen, Lake Louise ) and was a total of 17 times on top of the podium. Between 1991 and 1993 he won three consecutive World Cup downhill, in addition to the 1991 Super G World Cup.

His biggest success was winning the downhill world championship title in Saalbach -Hinterglemm 1991, after three fourth places in the three previous World Championships. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he was very unlucky: In the downhill, he was just a few meters far, since just after the start, the ski binding broke. A few weeks later Heinzer ended his career.

Since then, he directs a sporting goods market - currently in Altdorf - and supervises the winter of 2004, the Swiss Abfahrerteam as assistant coach.

Prior to his gold medal Franz Heinzer was dogged by bad luck at the World Championships. He finished at the World Cup downhill in Schladming (1982 ), Bormio (1985) and Crans -Montana ( 1987) fourth place respectively. He also failed in 1989 in Vail in the team-internal qualification.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Calgary 1988: 15 Super -G, downhill 17
  • Albertville 1992: 6 Departure

World Championships

  • Schladming 1982: 4th exit
  • Bormio 1985: 4th exit
  • Crans -Montana 1987: 4th exit
  • Vail / Beaver Creek 1989: 11 Super -G
  • Saalbach -Hinterglemm 1991 1st exit, 10 Super -G
  • Morioka 1993: 10 Departure

World Cup

  • 3rd place in 1992/93

World Cup wins

Heinzer won 17 World Cup races ( 15 runs and 2 combinations ), reaching an additional 28 podiums.

Swiss Championships

  • Quintuple Swiss Champion (4x departure, 1x Super -G)
Super-G Alpine skiing combined FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 1993 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1991 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1992 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1985 Alpine Skiing World Cup Brunnen Aspen (Colorado) Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup Italy Laax Beaver Creek Resort Veysonnaz Walter Prager Gustav Lantschner David Zogg Franz Zingerle Rudolf Rominger James Couttet Henri Oreiller Christian Pravda Jean Vuarnet Karl Schranz Egon Zimmermann Jean-Claude Killy David Zwilling Franz Klammer Leonhard Stock Harti Weirather Pirmin Zurbriggen Urs Lehmann Patrick Ortlieb Bruno Kernen Hermann Maier Hannes Trinkl Michael Walchhofer Bode Miller John Kucera Erik Guay Integrated Authority File
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