Christian Neureuther


Christian Neureuther is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.

Racing career

Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained twenty podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics and was fifth in the slalom in both [Alpine skiing at the 1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1976 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|1976] and [Alpine skiing at the West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|1980]. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974; he was fourth overall in 1973 and ninth in 1974.

Personal

Until her death in 2023, Neureuther was married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther, a retired World Cup ski racer for Germany.

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
197130 January 1971

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events.