Benjamin Raich

Benjamin Raich
Raich in March 2017
Personal information
Born (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978 (age 46)
Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
ClubS.V. Leins Pitztal – Tirol
World Cup debut10 March 1996 (age 18)
Retired10 September 2015 (age 37)
WebsiteRaich.at
Olympics
Teams4 (2002–2014)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 (1999–2015)
Medals10 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1998–2015)
Wins36 (14 SL, 14 GS, 1 SG, 7 AC)
Podiums92
Overall titles1 (2006)
Discipline titles8 (3 SL, 2 GS, 3 AC)
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 3 6 1
Total 5 6 3
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 14 11 13
Giant 14 10 11
Super-G 1 5 2
Downhill 0 0 0
Combined 7 3 1
Parallel 0 0 0
Total 36 29 27
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Combined
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bormio Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bormio Combined
Gold medal – first place 2007 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2001 St. Anton Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bormio Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bormio Team event
Silver medal – second place 2007 Åre Super combined
Silver medal – second place 2009 Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2011 Garmisch Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Bormio Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hoch-Ybrig Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1997 Schladming Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1998 Megève Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1998 Megève Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1998 Megève Combination

Benjamin Raich (born 28 February 1978 in Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. With 14 medals won at Winter Olympics and World Championships, 36 World Cup race victories (in all disciplines except downhill), one first place and five second places in the World Cup overall ranking, three victories of the slalom World Cup, three victories of the combined World Cup, two victories of the giant slalom World Cup and the highest score of career World Cup points (ahead of Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt), he is considered among the best alpine racers in World Cup history.