Martina Altenberger

Austrian Paralympic alpine skier

Martina Altenberger is Paralympic alpine skier from Austria. She competed for Austria in the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck and won three gold medals.[1]

Martina Altenberger
Personal information
BornNiedernsill, Austria
Sport
Country Austria
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck Giant slalom LW6/8
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8

Career

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She took part in the 1986 World Disabled Ski Championships.[2]

At the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, she competed in the LW6/8 category and won three gold medals:

  1. Giant Slalom: She finished with a time of 1:45.59, ahead of American Kathy Pitcher, who won silver, and Polish skier Eszbieta Dadok, who won bronze.[3]

2. Slalom: She finished with a time of 1:15.63, ahead of Gunilla Ahren (1:19.09) and Eszbieta Dadok (1:37.46).[4]

3. Downhill: She finished with a time of 1:13.87, ahead of Nancy Gustafson (1:14.51) and Gunilla Ahren (1:17.64).[5]

She trained with Skiclub Niedernsill.[6]

References

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  1. "Martina Altenberger - Alpine skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. "Disabled skiers sweep worlds". Skiing. September 1986.
  3. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing – womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing – womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. "Unsere Chronik". Skiclub Niedernsill (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-26.