Niklas Henning

Niklas Eric Henning ( born March 6, 1964 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish former alpine skier. He specializes in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G.

Biography

Henning played in his youth football in the junior section of Djurgårdens IF. The skiing he learned on a former garbage dump on the outskirts of Stockholm. International appearance in his first performance at the Junior World Championship in 1982. The following year he won his first of eight Swedish championships. The first points in a World Cup race he won on January 10, 1984 as the 14th of the giant slalom in Adelboden. A few weeks later he drove to 18th place in the giant slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

In the World Cup season 1984/85 Henning could never classify in the points, and he gradually began to specialize in the speed disciplines. On December 15, 1985, he scored his first podium finish in the World Cup, when he, behind Marc Girardelli took second place in the combined score, which was composed of the downhill in Val Gardena and the giant slalom in Alta Badia. During the 1985/86 season two more top 10 results were added. However, the performance in the three subsequent winters were mild. The best result in this period he scored a tenth of the combination at the Olympic Winter Games 1988.

The most successful Henning was in season 1989 / 90th On December 10, 1989, he won a complete surprise to the Super G in Val d'Isere, before Franck Piccard and Peter Runggaldier. This winter he binned to three more times in the top ten. Another five top-10 results were added in the 1990/91 season. His last World Cup races contested Henning in March 1992 in Panorama, where he finished the descent in tenth.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Sarajevo 1984: 18 Giant Slalom
  • Calgary 1988: 10 combination, 30 departure

World Championships

  • Saalbach -Hinterglemm 1991: 15 Departure

Junior World Championships

  • Auron 1982: 25 Departure

World Cup

  • Season 1989/90: 7 Super -G standings
  • 12 finishes among the top ten
  • 2 podiums, including one victory:

Others

  • 8 Swedish championship Departure: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992
  • Super -G: 1990

Source

  • World Sports Archives 43/1990 ( Munzinger archive)
Super-G Alpine skiing combined 1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1991 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup Panorama Mountain Village Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 France
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