Christian Neureuther

Christian Neureuther (born 28 April 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.

Racing career Born and raised in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Neureuther specialized in the slalom and won six World Cup races and attained twenty podiums. He competed for West Germany in three Winter Olympics (1972, 1976, and 1980) and was fifth in the slalom in both 1976 and 1980. Neureuther was the runner-up to Gustav Thöni in the World Cup season slalom standings in 1973 and 1974; he was fourth overall in 1973 and ninth in 1974.

Personal Until her death in 2023, Neureuther was married to Rosi Mittermaier, a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the overall World Cup champion in 1976. Married in 1980, they are the parents of Felix Neureuther (b.1984), a retired World Cup ski racer for Germany.

World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 1970 20 25 17 19 — notawarded 1971 21 8 6 8 — 1972 22 32 13 23 — 1973 23 4 2 — — 1974 24 9 2 25 — 1975 25 21 7 — — 1976 26 26 6 — — — 1977 27 28 9 — — 1978 28 34 14 — — 1979 29 14 3 — — 1980 30 16 3 — — — 1981 31 73 27 — — Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums 6 wins – (6 SL) 20 podiums – (20 SL); 59 top tens

World championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1970 20 DNF 17 notrun — — 1972 22 11 DNF2 — — 1974 24 DNF — — — 1976 26 5 30 — — 1978 28 6 — — — 1980 30 5 — — — From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1972 22 11 DNF2 notrun — notrun 1976 26 5 30 — 1980 30 5 — —