Schneider, Vreni (1964–)
Schneider, Vreni (1964–)
Swiss Alpine skier. Born Nov 26, 1964, in Elm, Switzerland.
One of the greatest female Alpine skiers of all time, won gold medals for slalom and giant slalom at Calgary Olympics (1988); won a gold medal for slalom, silver for combined, and bronze for giant slalom at Lillehammer Olympics (1994), the 1st female alpine skier to win 3 gold medals and the 1st to win 5 medals at the Olympic Winter Games; at World championships, won gold medals for giant slalom (1987, 1989) and slalom (1991); won 5 World Cup giant slalom titles, 6 slalom titles, as well as overall titles (1989, 1994–95).
See also Women in World History.
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