Herbert Huber (skier)

Austrian alpine skier (1944–1970)

Herbert Huber

Personal information
Born| (1944-12-04)4 December 1944
Kitzbühel, Nazi Germany
Died| 15 July 1970(1970-07-15) (aged 25)
Kitzbühel, Austria
Occupation| Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines| Technical events
World Cup debut| 1967
Retired| 1970
Olympics
Teams| 1
Medals| 1
World Championships
Teams| 1
Medals| 1
World Cup
Seasons| 4
Wins| 3
Podiums| 12

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
| World Cup race podiums

Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd
Slalom  | 1  | 7  | 2
Giant slalom  | 2  | 0  | 0
Total  | 3  | 7  | 2
Olympic Games
| 1968 Grenoble | Slalom

Herbert Huber (4 December 1944 - 15 July 1970) was an Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.[1]

## Death

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Huber, who had a history of depression, committed suicide in 1970 in Kitzbühel.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "1968 Winter Olympics – Grenoble, France – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 1, 2008)
2. ^ "Herbert Huber". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

## External links

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* Herbert Huber at FIS (alpine)
* Herbert Huber at Olympedia
* Herbert Huber at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database

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