Armin Bittner Explained

Armin Bittner
Disciplines:Technical events
Birth Date: df=yes 28 November 1964
Birth Place:Krün, West Germany
Height:1.85 m
Wcdebut:1986
Retired:1994
Olympicteams:3
Worldsteams:3
Worldsmedals:2
Wcseasons:9
Wcwins:7
Wcpodiums:19
Wctitles:2
Show-Medals:yes

Armin Bittner (born November 28, 1964) is a German former alpine skier.[1] [2]

In the Alberto Tomba era, Bittner was a difficult opponent for the Italian and beat him twice in slalom – in 1989 and 1990.[3] [4]

Career

He won a total of 7 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, all in Slalom. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1994 Winter Olympic Games, but did not win any medals.[5]

World Cup victories

World Cups

SeasonDiscipline
Slalom
Slalom

Individual races

DateLocationRace
21 December 1986 Hinterstoder Slalom
21 December 1988 St. AntonSlalom
January 15, 1989 KitzbühelSlalom
August 12, 1989 ThredboSlalom
6 January 1990 Kranjska GoraSlalom
January 12, 1990 SchladmingSlalom
March 4, 1990 VeysonnazSlalom

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/bttar.asp ski-db.com
  2. Web site: Armin Bittner profile. fis-ski.com. 16 October 2022.
  3. Web site: TOMBA ABBONATO ALL' ERRORE. repubblica.it. it. 22 December 1988. 16 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Bittner wins World Cup slalom. upi.com. 7 January 1990. 16 October 2022.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221238/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/armin-bittner-1.html sports-reference.com