| Klaus Kröll | |
| Disciplines: | Downhill, Super-G |
| Club: | Sport Union Öblarn |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Öblarn, Styria, Austria |
| Height: | 186 cm |
| Wcdebut: | 8 January 2000 (age 19) |
| Website: | klaus-kroell.at |
| Olympicteams: | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Worldsteams: | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) |
| Worldsmedals: | 0 |
| Wcseasons: | 16 – (2002–17) |
| Wcwins: | 6 – (4 DH, 2 SG) |
| Wcpodiums: | 24 – (21 DH, 3 SG) |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (7th in 2012) |
| Wctitles: | 1 – (DH, 2012) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012.[1] He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.[1]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 33 | — | — | 24 | 16 | — | ||
| 22 | 27 | — | — | 50 | 10 | — | ||
| 23 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | — | ||
| 24 | 46 | — | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| 25 | 32 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — | ||
| 26 | 48 | — | — | — | 21 | — | ||
| 27 | 41 | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| 28 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | ||
| 29 | 35 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — | ||
| 30 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | ||
| 31 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| 32 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | ||
| 33 | 43 | — | — | 37 | 17 | — | ||
| 34 | 64 | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| 35 | 63 | — | — | 51 | 23 | — | ||
| 36 | 95 | — | — | — | 28 | — |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 Dec 2002 |  Val-d'Isère, France | 2nd | ||
| 2006 | 28 Jan 2006 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2008 | 29 Jan 2008 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2009 | 12 Dec 2008 |  Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 23 Jan 2009 | align=left rowspan=2 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Downhill | 3rd | |||
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 7 Mar 2009 | align=left rowspan=2 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st |
| 2010 | 6 Mar 2010 | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 2011 | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 15 Jan 2011 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 12 Mar 2011 | align=left rowspan=2 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Super-G | 2nd | |||
| 2012 | 2 Dec 2011 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 3 Feb 2012 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 1st | |
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 2 Mar 2012 | align=left rowspan=2 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | 1st |
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" | 3 Mar 2012 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 2013 | 24 Nov 2012 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 18 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 23 Feb 2013 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 2 Mar 2013 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | 30 Nov 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2016 | 16 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
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| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
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| 25 | — | ||||||
| 29 | — | ||||||
| 33 | — |