1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Skiing

Skier Profile: Hermann Maier

By Mike Doyle, About.com

Hermann Maier

Getty Images

Personal History:


Ski Team: Austria
Birthdate: December 7, 1972
Hometown: Flachau, Austria
Residence: Flachau, Austria
Ht./wt.: 5'11" / 200 lbs.

Career Highlights:


Hermann Maier is a three-time world championship gold medalist, and he has taken the overall World Cup points four times. He captured two Olympic gold medals during the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan and has a total of fifty-one world Cup wins, second only to Alberto Tomba.

Competition History:


Hermann Maier Competition History
Hermann Maier's World Cup, Olympic, and World Champion skiing results.
Elsewhere on the Web

Explore Skiing

About.com Special Features

Learn to Pitch

Strike out the competition with these step-by-step pictorials. More >

Introduction to Pilates

Learning Pilates fundamentals can help you get the most out of your exercise regime. More >

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Skiing
  4. U.S. Ski Team / Competition
  5. Skier Profiles
  6. Skier Profile: Hermann Maier >

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.