Mario Stecher

Mario Stecher ( born July 17, 1977 in iron ore ) is an Austrian Nordic combined.

Career

Stecher starts for the WSV iron ore and is since 1991 in the Austrian Ski Team. He is known among the combiners as a strong jumper.

On December 4, 1993 Stecher made ​​his debut in the World Cup, finishing in 7th place. Immediately on his second race, he celebrated his first of twelve World Cup victories so far and was in 1994 with 16 years the youngest winner in the legendary Holmenkollen.

So far, he took six times at the Olympics in part, in 1994 in Lillehammer, Nagano 1998 (4th place team, 8th place individual ), 2002 in Salt Lake City (Bronze with the team, 6th place in the individual ), Torino 2006 ( gold with the team) and in Vancouver in 2010 ( gold with the team). In the relay event in Turin in 2006 Stecher was the final runner in Austria. He succeeded, the leading German Jens Gaiser - who was indeed a good jumper, but weaker on the tracks - even trap. In Vancouver in 2010 succeeded Mario Stecher again as the final runner to defend the title of Turin successful. At the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014, when he led as a standard-bearer, the Austrian team, he won the bronze medal in the team event.

Since 7 June 2008, he is married to the former alpine skier Carina Raich. They have two sons together.

Sporting successes

Olympic games

World Championships

  • Thunder Bay 1995: 5 Team NH
  • Trondheim 1997: 3rd Team NH
  • Ramsau 1999: 25 Gundersen, 7th NH Team, 2nd Sprint
  • Lahti 2001: 2nd Team NH
  • Oberstdorf 2005: 25 Gundersen, 17 Sprint
  • Sapporo 2007: 12 Sprint, 4th Team LH, Gundersen 18
  • Liberec 2009: 22 mass start, 10 NH Gundersen, 5th Team LH 17 LH Gundersen
  • Oslo 2011: 29 Gundersen NH, NH 1st Team, 10th Gundersen LH, LH 1 team
  • Val di Fiemme 2013: 2 Gundersen NH

World Cup

  • 43 podiums including 12 victories:

Awards (excerpt)

  • 2001: Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2006: Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • Gold decoration of Styria
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