Matthias Mayer

Matthias Mayer
Mayer in January 2014
Personal information
Born (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 34)
Afritz am See, Carinthia, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom
ClubSC Gerlitzen – Kärnten
World Cup debut22 February 2009 (age 18)
Retired29 December 2022 (age 32)
Websitematthiasmayer.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (20132021)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20112023)
Wins11 – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums45 – (22 DH, 22 SG, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2020 and 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DH, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 3 10 9
Downhill 7 5 10
Combined 1 0 0
Total 11 15 19
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Downhill
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Formigal Super-G

Matthias Mayer (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈmaɪɐ]; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion.[1][2]

  1. ^ "biographie". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Matthias Mayer wins gold in Olympic downhill". Sochi2014. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.