Fritz Strobl (born 24 August 1972 in Lienz, Austria) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.
Strobl was the gold medalist in the downhill at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, run on the Grizzly course at Snowbasin.
In his final season in 2007, he was the silver medalist in the super-G at the World Championships in Åre, Sweden.
Strobl competed on the World Cup circuit for 15 seasons and recorded 9 victories: seven in downhill and two in super-G. He had 31 podium finishes (top 3) and 110 top ten finishes.
He finished second in the downhill standings in 2002 and 2006, and third in 1997 and 2001. His best finish in the overall standings was fifth in 2005.
Strobl is of a handful of racers to have twice won the Hahnenkamm downhill at Kitzbühel (1997 and 2000). He still holds the record time for finishing the full Streif course in 1:51.58, an average speed of 66.4 mph (106.9 km/h), set in 1997. Strobl retired from international competition at age 34, at the conclusion of the 2007 season.
In his final race on 15 March 2007, Strobl descended the Lenzerheide super-G course dressed as Mozart.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1994 21 116 — — — 48 — 1995 22 1996 23 1997 24 12 — — 31 3 11 1998 25 28 — — — 13 7 1999 26 14 — — 8 10 13 2000 27 7 — — 3 6 5 2001 28 13 — — 19 3 — 2002 29 5 — — 3 2 — 2003 30 19 — — 16 7 — 2004 31 14 — — 18 4 — 2005 32 8 — — 10 6 — 2006 33 12 — — 19 2 — 2007 34 28 — — 15 15 —
Race victories 9 wins – (7 DH, 2 SG) 31 podiums – (25 DH, 6 SG), 110 top tens Season Date Location Discipline1997 15 Dec 1996 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill25 Jan 1997 Kitzbühel, Austria ^ Downhill12 Mar 1997 Vail, CO, USA Downhill2000 22 Jan 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill13 Feb 2000 St. Anton, Austria Super-G2001 27 Jan 2001 Garmisch, Germany Downhill2002 29 Dec 2001 Bormio, Italy Downhill26 Jan 2002 Garmisch, Germany Super-G2006 26 Nov 2005 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill ^
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1997 24 — — — 4 — 1999 26 2001 28 — — — 6 — 2003 30 — — — 10 — 2005 32 — — — 4 — 2007 34 — — 2 22 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1998 25 — — — 11 — 2002 29 — — 4 1 — 2006 33 — — — 8 —
Discography Genie auf die Ski (2007) No. 2 Austria
References
External links Fritz Strobl.com – official site