Stefan Klinger
Encyclopedia
Stefan Klinger is a German
ski mountaineer.
Klinger was born in Anger
. He inspired his girl friend Stefanie Koch
to compete also in the national ski mountaineering team.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ski mountaineer.
Klinger was born in Anger
Anger, Bavaria
Anger is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany.- Notable people :The German ski mountaineers Stefanie Koch and Stefan Klinger were born in Anger....
. He inspired his girl friend Stefanie Koch
Stefanie Koch
Stefanie "Steffi" Koch is a German ski mountaineer.Koch was born in Anger and grew on the farm of their parents with her three siblings. In her teens she started mountain biking and participated in triathlon competitions. She passed the clerical administrative assistant training and was inspired...
to compete also in the national ski mountaineering team.
Selected results
- 2003:
- 1st, PredigtstuhlPredigtstuhlPredigtstuhl is German for "pulpit", but may also refer to:Mountains or hills:* Predigtstuhl , 2543 m, in the Schladminger Tauern, Styria* Predigtstuhl , also Predigtstein, 2234 m, in the Gaistal, Wettersteingebirge, Tyrol...
race
- 1st, Predigtstuhl
- 2004:
- 6th, Mountain AttackMountain AttackThe "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering competition, carried out near Saalbach since 1999.The competition is separated in a short distance and a long distance course, each offered for a female and a male racer class. There is a separat ranking of racers, older than 45 years...
- 11th, World Championship2004 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....
relay race (together with Tim Stachel, Gerhard ReithmeierGerhard ReithmeierGerhard Reithmeier from Bergen is a German ski mountaineer.-Selected results:* 2001:** German record time, Trofeo Mezzalama * 2004:** 4th, German Championship...
and Toni SteurerToni SteurerAnton "Toni" Steurer is a German extreme sports athlete.Steurer was born in Oberstdorf. He climbed the Eiger Nordwand in the age of seventeen and belongs to the youngest Nordwand climbers. He is deployed as a medical service soldier and army mountain guide in Kempten. He is member of the DAV...
)
- 6th, Mountain Attack
- 2005:
- 4th, German Championship single
- 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Toni Steurer, Franz GraßlFranz GraßlFranz Graßl is a German ski mountaineer.Graßl was born in Berchtesgaden. He is member of the Deutscher Alpenverein -Berchtesgaden section and the Bergwacht. He was member of the German skimountaineering team until the end of 2006. He is married to the ski mountaineer Judith Graßl with two children...
and Georg NickaesGeorg NickaesGeorg "Schorsch" Nickaes is a German ski mountaineer and speaker of the German ski mountaineering team.Nickaes was born in Bad Reichenhall. He enjoys also mountain running and ice climbing, and finished the army mountain guide training in 1994. He started in international ski mountaineering races...
) - 5th, Mountain Attack
- 2007:
- 3rd, German Championship single
- 3rd, German Championship vertical raceVertical raceA Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
- 4th, European Championship relay race (together with Toni Steurer, Konrad LexKonrad LexKonrad Lex is a German ski mountaineer. He is a member of the DAV section Gangkofen and of the national team.- Selected results :* 2005:** 9th, Dammkarwurm* 2006:** 7th, German Championship single...
and Martin EchtlerMartin EchtlerMartin Echtler is a German ski mountaineer. He also competes in mountain running.Echtler was born in Peiting. His sister Christine is also member of the German skimountaineering team.- Ski mountaineering :* 2003:...
)
- 2008:
- 1st, German Championship team
- 6th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
relay race (together with Toni Steurer, Andreas StrobelAndreas StrobelAndreas Strobel is a German ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker.Strobel was born in Selb, and started bike sports as condition training in 1991. After bad results at the "Ronda Extrema" race in Riva del Garda in 1997, he intensified the training...
and Konrad Lex) - 8th (and 6th in the "international men" ranking), Patrouille des GlaciersPatrouille des GlaciersThe Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...
(together with Toni Steurer and Franz Graßl)
External links
- Stefan Klinger at skimountaineering.com