Hermann Maier

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Hermann Maier

Hermann Maier during the Austrian Sportspersonalities of the Year awards in November 2009.
Personal information
Born	(1972-12-07) 7 December 1972 (age 51) Altenmarkt im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
Club	USC Flachau – Salzburg
World Cup debut	10 February 1996 (age 23)
Retired	October 2009 (age 36)
Website	hm1.com
Olympics
Teams	2 (1998, 2006)
Medals	4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1999–2009)
Medals	6 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12 (1997–2001, 2003-2009)
Wins	54
Podiums	96
Overall titles	4 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004)
Discipline titles	10 (2 DH, 5 SG, 3 GS)
Medal record International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 1 1 World Championships 3 2 1 Total 5 3 2 World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 0 0 0 Giant 14 5 9 Super-G 24 10 4 Downhill 15 5 5 Combined 1 1 2 Parallel 0 0 1 Total 54 21 21 Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Super-G 1998 Nagano Giant slalom 2006 Turin Super-G 2006 Turin Giant slalom World Championships 1999 Vail Downhill 1999 Vail Super-G 2005 Bormio Giant slalom 2001 St. Anton Downhill 2003 St. Moritz Super-G 2001 St. Anton Super-G

Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and Marcel Hirscher's 67 victories. Until 2023 he held the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until Tina Maze scored 2414 points in the 2013 season.