Peter Müller (skier)
Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.[1]
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| Born | 6 October 1957 (age 66) Adliswil, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Zürich-Lev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, Müller was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships (1985 and 1989) and two Olympic games (1984 and 1988).[1]
Müller won the World Cup season title in the downhill in 1979, 1980, and 1982 (tied with Steve Podborski of Canada). Müller finished second in the World Cup downhill standings in 1985, 1986, and 1987. His best finish in the overall standings was fourth, which he achieved three times.
Müller retired from international competition following the 1992 season with 24 World Cup victories (19 downhill, 2 Super-G, 3 combined). Afterwards he competed in orienteering.[1]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1977 | 19 | 24 | — | 16 | not run | 21 | not awarded |
| 1978 | 20 | 36 | — | — | 18 | ||
| 1979 | 21 | 15 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | 22 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 1981 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 13 | |
| 1983 | 25 | 7 | — | 15 | not awarded | 7 | 7 |
| 1984 | 26 | 24 | — | 30 | 14 | 11 | |
| 1985 | 27 | 4 | — | 46 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 9 |
| 1989 | 31 | 12 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 8 |
| 1990 | 32 | 107 | — | — | 33 | — | — |
| 1991 | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | 23 | — |
| 1992 | 34 | 81 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1979 | Downhill |
| 1980 | Downhill |
| 1982^ | Downhill |
^ tie with Steve Podborski of Canada
Individual races
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 February 1979 | Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland | Downhill |
| 1980 | 16 December 1979 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill |
| 6 January 1980 | Pra-Loup, France | Downhill | |
| 19 January 1980 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 1981 | 9 December 1980 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Combined |
| 14 December 1980 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | |
| 1982 | 27 February 1982 | Whistler, Canada | Downhill |
| 5 March 1982 | Aspen, USA | Downhill | |
| 6 March 1982 | Downhill | ||
| 1983 | 12 December 1982 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super G |
| 1985 | 9 March 1985 | Aspen, USA | Downhill |
| 16 March 1985 | Panorama, Canada | Downhill | |
| 1986 | 27 January 1986 | Garmisch, West Germany | Combined |
| 3 February 1986 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Super G | |
| Combined | |||
| 8 February 1986 | Morzine, France | Downhill | |
| 21 February 1986 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | |
| 8 March 1986 | Aspen, USA | Downhill | |
| 1987 | 15 August 1986 | Las Leñas, Argentina | Downhill |
| 28 February 1987 | Furano, Japan | Downhill | |
| 14 March 1987 | Calgary, Canada | Downhill | |
| 1988 | 16 January 1988 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Downhill |
| 12 March 1988 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | |
| 1989 | 9 December 1988 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Müller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
- Peter Müller at FIS (alpine)
- Peter Müller at Olympedia
Video
- YouTube video – Peter Müller – victory at Wengen – age 22 – January 1980