Petra Kronberger

Updated：2008-07-07 10:44 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　Albertville 20 February 1992, XVI Olympic Winter Games. Women‘s alpine skiing: eventual winner Petra KRONBERGER of Austria competes in the slalom in Méribel. Credit : Getty Images/BILOW Nathan

　　Born: 21 February 1969

　　Birthplace: Pfarrwerfen (Austria)

　　Nationality: Austria

　　Sport: Skiing

　　ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

　　Calgary 1988

　　Albertville 1992

　　AWARDS

　　Olympic medals:

　　Gold: 2

　　Other results:

　　World Championships

　　Gold: 1 (91)

　　Alpine Come From Behind

　　Petra Kronberger was such a well-rounded skier that in December 1990 she won a World Cup race in each of the four Alpine events and then added a combined victory the following month. At the 1992 Olympics, she took a big lead in the downhill portion of the Alpine combined. Her first slalom run was only the sixth best of the field, but her second slalom run was faster than any of the other skiers and she won a clear victory. A week later, Kronberger was in third place after the first run of the slalom event, but again she produced a strong final run to earn her second gold medal.

Editor : LiuAnqi