Fritz Dopfer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪts ˈdɔpfɐ]; born 24 August 1987) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
 Dopfer in January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 August 1987 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Garmisch | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 28 October 2007 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 8 February 2020 (age 32) | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2011, 2013, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2011–18) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 9 – (5 SL, 4 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in GS, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Innsbruck, Austria, to a German father and an Austrian mother, the family lived in both countries during his youth. They lived in Schongau, Bavaria, in Germany until Dopfer was age 10, when the family moved to Tyrol in Austria.
Dopfer raced for Austria through April 2007, then joined the German team that summer and made his World Cup debut in October 2007. During his first three seasons on the German team, he raced primarily on the European Cup circuit, with several World Cup starts per season, but no results. He moved up to the World Cup team for the 2011 season, and attained his first World Cup podium (and first top ten) in December 2011 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colorado. It was the first World Cup GS podium for a German male in nearly 18 years, since January 1994.[1]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2010 | 22 | 122 | — | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 70 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 29 | 102 | 37 | 54 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30 | 48 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 113 | 56 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 32 | 143 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2012 | 4 Dec 2011 | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 Jan 2012 | |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2013 | 12 Jan 2013 | |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2014 | 9 Mar 2014 | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2015 | 26 Oct 2014 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 22 Dec 2014 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
| 11 Jan 2015 | |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Giant slalom | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | 24 Jan 2016 | Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team |
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| 2014 | 26 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 30 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 |
Video
edit- You Tube.com – Dopfer takes 2nd in GS at Adelboden – 12 January 2013
References
edit- ^ "Hirscher edges Ligety for Birds of Prey GS win". Ski Racing.com. 4 December 2011.
External links
edit- Fritz Dopfer at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Fritz Dopfer World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Fritz Dopfer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Fritz Dopfer at DSV (in German)
- Fritz Dopfer at Nordica Skis
- Fritz Dopfer at Olympics.com
- Fritz Dopfer at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Fritz Dopfer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)