Hermann Reitberger
| Hermann Reitberger | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1958 Eggenfelden, West Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (1980–1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 73 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 1989) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 – (Ski ballet: 1985–1989) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hermann Reitberger (born 21 September 1958) is a German former freestyle skier, specializing in ski ballet. He is the 1989 World Champion in this now-defunct discipline and won the demonstrational ski ballet event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Reitberger achieved 44 World Cup victories in his career and won the ski ballet Crystal Globe 5 times, which makes him the most successful male World Cup skier in this discipline.[2] He is also a four-time European Champion in ski ballet, winning the title in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1990.
Freestyle skiing results
[edit]World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | Ski ballet |
|---|---|---|
 1986 Tignes |
27 | 6 |
| 1989 Oberjoch |
30 | 1 |
 1991 Lake Placid |
32 | 6 |
World Cup standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Ski ballet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21 | 42 | 14 |
| 1981 | 22 | 26 | 8 |
| 1982 | 23 | 16 | 2 |
| 1983 | 24 | 17 | 2 |
| 1984 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985–86 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 1986–87 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | 29 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988–89 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 1990–91 | 32 | 31 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hermann Reitberger :"Mein Vater hat immer gesagt: 'Naa, Bua, des wird nix, des is a Blödsinn!'"". zeit.de (in German). Die Zeit. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Multi Cup Trophies in Men's Acroski". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hermann Reitberger at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Hermann Reitberger at Olympedia (archive)
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