Reinfried Herbst
Reinfried Herbst (born 11 October 1978 in Salzburg) is a retired slalom skier from Austria. Herbst won the silver medal for the men's slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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| Born | October 11, 1978 Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Skiklub Unken | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 21, 2001 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 3, 2016 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | reini-herbst.com | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2007–2011, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2001–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 – (9 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 (SL) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 11 March 2006 he won his first World Cup race in Shigakogen Slalom. He was 8th in the slalom World Cup standings after the 2006 season. In July, 2006 he injured his knee in a charity soccer game. After two victories in the 2008 season he finished 3rd in the slalom world cup.
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