Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.

Christian Neureuther
Neureuther in 2014
Personal information
Born (1949-04-28) 28 April 1949 (age 75)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
World Cup debutDecember 1969 (age 20)
RetiredFebruary 1981 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams3 – (1972, 1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (19721980)
      includes 3 Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12 – (19701981)
Wins6 – (6 SL)
Podiums20 – (20 SL)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1973)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SL, 1973, 1974)

Racing career

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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 (1972, 1976, and 1980) and was fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 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

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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 (b.1984), a retired World Cup ski racer for Germany.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
1970 20 25 17 19 not
run
not
awarded
1971 21 8 6 8
1972 22 32 13 23
1973 23 4 2
1974 24 9 2 25
1975 25 21 7
1976 26 26 6
1977 27 28 9 not
awarded
1978 28 34 14
1979 29 14 3
1980 30 16 3
1981 31 73 27
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

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  • 6 wins – (6 SL)
  • 20 podiums – (20 SL); 59 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1971 30 January 1971   Megève, France Slalom 3rd
25 February 1971   Heavenly Valley, US Slalom 2nd
1973 17 December 1972   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd
14 January 1973     Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st
21 January 1973   Megève, France Slalom 1st
4 February 1973   St. Anton, Austria Slalom 2nd
4 March 1973   Mt. St. Anne, Canada Slalom 3rd
15 March 1973   Naeba, Japan Slalom 2nd
1974 17 December 1973   Vipiteno, Italy Slalom 3rd
5 January 1974   Garmisch, West Germany Slalom 1st
20 January 1974     Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st
1975 21 February 1975   Naeba, Japan Slalom 3rd
1976 11 January 1976     Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
1977 18 March 1977  Voss, Norway Slalom 3rd
1979 13 December 1978   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd
9 January 1979     Crans-Montana, Switzerland Slalom 1st
21 January 1979   Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 1st
17 March 1979   Furano, Japan Slalom 2nd
1980 13 January 1980   Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd
27 February 1980   Waterville Valley, USA Slalom 2nd

World championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1970 20 DNF 17 not
run
1972 22 11 DNF2
1974 24 DNF
1976 26 5 30
1978 28 6
1980 30 5

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 (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1972 22 11 DNF2 not
run
not
run
1976 26 5 30
1980 30 5
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