Thea Hochleitner
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Dorothea "Thea" Hochleitner (born July 10, 1925) is an Austria
n former alpine skier
who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics
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She was born in Bad Gastein
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In 1956 she won the bronze medal in the giant slalom event. In the downhill competition
she finished seventh and in the slalom contest
she finished twelfth.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n former alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
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She was born in Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...
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In 1956 she won the bronze medal in the giant slalom event. In the downhill competition
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Ladies' downhill
The women's downhill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was run on Mt. Tofana. The course was long with a vertical drop of . The women had to navigate around twenty gates. The Swiss women dominated the event. Madeleine Berthod won the gold and her teammate, Frieda...
she finished seventh and in the slalom contest
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Ladies' slalom
The ladies' slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 30 January. It was run on the Col Druscie. The course was in length with a vertical drop. There were forty-one gates on the first run and forty-five gates for the second run. Forty-eight women from sixteen countries entered in the...
she finished twelfth.