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Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Downhill, and nine World Championships medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze).
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- 17 March 1990 (age 27)
- 40
Feb 8, 2016 · Pirmin Zurbriggen is the greatest ski racer in Swiss history. His career in the White Circus lasted 10 years—in at age 17, out by 27. In that time, he won 40 World Cup races, four overall World Cup titles, the Hahnenkamm (at the age of 21), the 1988 Olympic gold in downhill, and nine World Championship medals.
Pirmin Zurbriggen won the downhill gold medal at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, and also earned bronze in the giant slalom. He was a mild-mannered homebody off the slopes, but a fierce competitor on them.
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Aug 31, 2018 · Learn about the career and achievements of Pirmin Zurbriggen, the first skier to win all five disciplines of Alpine Skiing. He was the overall World Cup champion four times and the Olympic champion in downhill in 1988.
The Austrian Marc Girardelli, a naturalised Luxembourger, and Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland enjoyed a kind of exclusive dominance never before seen on the World Cup tour. The two men, both born in 1963, shared everything there was to win, including nine overall World Cups (five for the Luxembourger — four for the Swiss) and 14 discipline ...
Olympic Gold for Pirmin Zurbriggen. In 1 minute 59.63 seconds Swiss Pirmin Zurbriggen achieves Olympic glory, earning his first downhill Olympic title. Compatriot Peter Muller receives silver in 2:00.14, followed ... Show more.
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