Anita Wachter

Anita Wachter (born 12 February 1967) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. She focused on the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.

Anita Wachter
Wachter in December 1996
Personal information
Born (1967-02-12) 12 February 1967
Bartholomäberg, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier 
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
ClubWSV Tschagguns
World Cup debut17 March 1985 (age 18)
(first top 15)
RetiredMarch 2001 (age 34)
Olympics
Teams3 – (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (19872001)
Medals5 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (19862001)
Wins19 – (14 GS, 2 SG, 1 SL, 2 K)
Podiums76
Overall titles1 – (1993)
Discipline titles2 – (2 SG; 1990, 1994)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 4 4
Giant slalom 14 21 10
Super-G 2 5 7
Combined 2 2 3
Total 19 32 24
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 0 2 3
World Junior Championships 2 1 0
Total 3 5 3
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary Combined
1992 Albertville Combined
1992 Albertville Giant slalom
World Championships
1993 Morioka Giant slalom
1996 Sierra Nevada Combined
1991 Saalbach Super G
1993 Morioka Combined
1999 Vail Giant slalom
Junior World Ski Championships
1985 Jasná Giant Slalom
1985 Jasná Slalom
1985 Jasná Combined
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