Sylvia Eder

Sylvia Eder (born 24 August 1965) is a former Austrian alpine skier.[1]

Sylvia Eder
Born (1965-08-24) 24 August 1965
St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events, giant slalom
ClubSC Leogang
World Cup
Wins2
Podiums11
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Downhill 1 0 3
Super-G 1 1 3
Combined 0 1 0
Total 2 2 7
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1985 BormioCombined
Silver medal – second place1987 Crans-MontanaCombined
Silver medal – second place1993 Morioka-ShizukuishiSuper-G

Biography

Born in Leogang,[2] she won her first downhill race at Bad Gastein, Austria in 1982 at the age of 17.[3] The downhill remained her specialty discipline throughout her early career. She later developed an interest in the slalom, at which she won the world championship in 1985 in Bormio and the silver medal, after Erika Hess of Switzerland, at the World Cup in 1987.[3]

Later Eder focused on the giant slalom and the super-G, the latter becoming her main discipline. In 1993 she won a silver medal at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Morioka.[3] Nearly 13 years after her first World Cup victory, in December 1994 she once again celebrated a success, winning the super-G at Vail, Colorado before her team colleague Veronika Wallinger.[3]

The alpine skier Elfi Eder is her younger sister.[4]

World Cup victories
Date Location Race
18 January 1982Austria Bad GasteinDownhill
4 December 1994United States VailSuper-G

References
  1. "Sylvia Eder profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvia Eder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Biographie: EDER, Sylvia". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. Scott, Bill (15 February 1993). "Skiing:Family affair for the Eders". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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