Ulrike Maier
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| Born | 22 October 1967 Rauris, Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1994 (aged 26) Murnau, Bavaria, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | USC Rauris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 9 December 1984 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1988, 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1989, 1991, 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1985–1989, 1991–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 – (2 SG, 3 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SG, 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ulrike Maier (22 October 1967 – 29 January 1994) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria, a two-time World Champion in super-G. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Born in Rauris, Salzburg, where her father ran a ski school, Maier won the super-G gold medal at the World Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom silver medal in the 1991 event. Her first of five World Cup wins came in November 1992 and she attained 21 podiums and 59 top ten finishes in her World Cup career.