Klaus Kröll
Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012. He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Kröll in March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 April 1980 Öblarn, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sport Union Öblarn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 January 2000 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | klaus-kroell.at | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2002–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 – (4 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 24 – (21 DH, 3 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (DH, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.