Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
Racing career Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained twenty podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics (1972, 1976, and 1980) and was fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974; he was fourth overall in 1973 and ninth in 1974.
Personal Until her death in 2023, Neureuther was married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther (b.1984), a retired World Cup ski racer for Germany.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 1970 20 25 17 19 — notawarded 1971 21 8 6 8 — 1972 22 32 13 23 — 1973 23 4 2 — — 1974 24 9 2 25 — 1975 25 21 7 — — 1976 26 26 6 — — — 1977 27 28 9 — — 1978 28 34 14 — — 1979 29 14 3 — — 1980 30 16 3 — — — 1981 31 73 27 — — Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
Race podiums 6 wins – (6 SL) 20 podiums – (20 SL); 59 top tens SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace1971 30 January 1971 Megève, France Slalom 3rd25 February 1971 Heavenly Valley, US Slalom2nd1973 17 December 1972 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom3rd14 January 1973 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st21 January 1973 Megève, France Slalom 1st4 February 1973 St. Anton, Austria Slalom 2nd4 March 1973 Mt. St. Anne, Canada Slalom 3rd15 March 1973 Naeba, Japan Slalom 2nd1974 17 December 1973 Vipiteno, Italy Slalom 3rd5 January 1974 Garmisch, West Germany Slalom 1st20 January 1974 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st1975 21 February 1975 Naeba, Japan Slalom 3rd1976 11 January 1976 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 3rd1977 18 March 1977 Voss, Norway Slalom 3rd1979 13 December 1978 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd9 January 1979 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Slalom1st21 January 1979 Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom1st17 March 1979 Furano, Japan Slalom 2nd1980 13 January 1980 Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd27 February 1980 Waterville Valley, USA Slalom 2nd
World championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1970 20 DNF 17 notrun — — 1972 22 11 DNF2 — — 1974 24 DNF — — — 1976 26 5 30 — — 1978 28 6 — — — 1980 30 5 — — — From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1972 22 11 DNF2 notrun — notrun 1976 26 5 30 — 1980 30 5 — —
External links
Christian Neureuther World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation