Leonhard Stock (born 14 March 1958) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Career Stock earned his first World Cup points at age 18 in January 1977. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Stock was originally an alternate for the downhill, but his fast training times on the course at Whiteface Mountain earned him a spot on the four-man Austrian team. On race day, he was the ninth racer on the course and posted the fastest time to win the gold medal.
Stock could not repeat his surprise win at the Lake Placid Olympics on the World Cup tour until almost a decade later, winning downhill races in 1989, 1990, and 1992. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he just missed a second Olympic medal, finishing fourth in the downhill and eighth in the Super-G at Nakiska.
In 1997 he took over his parental (farm)house in Finkenberg and converted it into a hotel. With his brother Hans he also runs a sports and fashion store in that town.Biography at olympiahotel website.
World Cup victories 3 wins (3 DH), 27 podiums Season Date Location Discipline 1989 6 Jan 1989 Laax, Switzerland Downhill 1991 8 Dec 1990 Val d'Isère, France Downhill 1993 12 Dec 1992 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
World championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1978 19 — 27 notrun — — 1980 21 18 26 1 3 1982 23 — — 15 — 1985 26 — — — — 1987 28 — — 4 8 8 1989 30 — — 9 22 — 1991 32 — — — 4 — From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1980 21 18 26 not run 1 not run 1984 25 — — — 1988 29 — — 8 4 — 1992 33 — — — DNF —
References
External links