Ingemar Stenmark

Ingemar Stenmark
Stenmark in 2014
Personal information
Born (1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 68)
Joesjö, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
ClubTärna IK Fjällvinden
Olympics
Teams3
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Medals7 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 (1974–1989)
Wins86 (46 GS, 40 SL)
Podiums155
Overall titles3
Discipline titles16
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships 5 1 1
Total 7 1 2
World Cup standings podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Overall 3 6 0
Slalom 8 4 1
Giant 8 3 0
Total 19 13 1
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 40 29 12
Giant 46 13 13
Parallel 0 1 0
Combined 0 0 1
Total 86 43 26
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1978 Garmisch Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1980 Wilmington Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1980 Wilmington Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1982 Schladming Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1982 Schladming Giant slalom

Jan Ingemar Stenmark (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɪ̌ŋː(ɛ)mar ˈstêːnmark]; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever,[1] and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Tärna IK Fjällvinden.

  1. ^ Farber, Michael (18 February 1980). "Ingemar Stenmark seeks fast way down – and out". Montreal Gazette. p. 18. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.