Vreni Schneider

Vreni Schneider
Personal information
Born26 November 1964 (1964-11-26) (age 61)
Elm, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical Events
ClubSC Elm
World Cup debut1984
Retired1995
Olympics
Teams3
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams4
Medals6 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12
Wins55
Podiums101
Overall titles3
Discipline titles11
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 34 10 3
Giant slalom 20 14 12
Downhill 0 0 1
Super-G 0 0 2
Combined 1 4 0
Total 55 28 18
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 1
World Championships 3 2 1
Total 6 3 2
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer Slalom
1988 Calgary Slalom
1988 Calgary Giant slalom
1994 Lillehammer Combined
1994 Lillehammer Giant slalom
Alpine World Ski Championships
1987 Crans Montana Giant slalom
1989 Vail Giant slalom
1991 Saalbach Slalom
1989 Vail Slalom
1989 Vail Combined
1991 Saalbach Combined

Verena "Vreni" Schneider (born 26 November 1964) is a retired ski racer from Switzerland. She is the most successful alpine ski racer of her country, the fourth most successful female ski racer ever (after Lindsey Vonn, Annemarie Moser-Pröll and Mikaela Shiffrin) and was voted "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century".

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