Peter Müller (skier)

Swiss alpine skier

Peter Müller

Müller in 1988.

Personal information
Born| 6 October 1957 (1957-10-06) (age 67)
Adliswil, Switzerland
Occupation| Alpine skier
Height| 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
Club| Zürich-Lev
World Cup
Overall titles| 0
Discipline titles| 3

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
| Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd

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Downhill  | 19  | 14  | 8
Super-G  | 2  | 0  | 1
Combined  | 3  | 2  | 2
Total  | 24  | 16  | 11
International podiums
Olympic Games
|  1984 Sarajevo | Downhill
|  1988 Calgary | Downhill
World Championships
|  1987 Crans-Montana | Downhill
|  1985 Bormio | Downhill
|  1989 Vail | Downhill

Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.[1]

## Career

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A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, Müller was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships (1985 and 1989) and two Olympic games (1984 and 1988).[1]

Müller won the World Cup season title in the downhill in 1979, 1980, and 1982 (tied with Steve Podborski of Canada). Müller finished second in the World Cup downhill standings in 1985, 1986, and 1987. His best finish in the overall standings was fourth, which he achieved three times.

Müller retired from international competition following the 1992 season with 24 World Cup victories (19 downhill, 2 Super-G, 3 combined). Afterwards he competed in orienteering.[1]

## World Cup results

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### Season standings

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Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant
Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined

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1977 | 19 | 24 | — | 16 | not
run | 21 | not
awarded
1978 | 20 | 36 | — | — | 18
1979 | 21 | 15 | — | 39 | 1
1980 | 22 | 9 | — | — | 1 | —
1981 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3
1982 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 13
1983 | 25 | 7 | — | 15 | not
awarded | 7 | 7
1984 | 26 | 24 | — | 30 | 14 | 11
1985 | 27 | 4 | — | 46 | 2 | 3
1986 | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6
1987 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | —
1988 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 9
1989 | 31 | 12 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 8
1990 | 32 | 107 | — | — | 33 | — | —
1991 | 33 | 63 | — | — | — | 23 | —
1992 | 34 | 81 | — | — | — | 27 | —

### Season titles

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Season | Discipline

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1979 | Downhill
1980 | Downhill
1982^ | Downhill

^ tie with Steve Podborski of Canada

### Individual races

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* 24 wins – (19 DH, 2 SG, 3 K)
* 51 podiums – (41 DH, 3 SG, 7 K)

Season | Date | Location | Discipline

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1979 | 1 February 1979 |  Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland | Downhill
1980 | 16 December 1979 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill
6 January 1980 |  Pra-Loup, France | Downhill
19 January 1980 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill
1981 | 9 December 1980 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Combined
14 December 1980 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill
1982 | 27 February 1982 |  Whistler, Canada | Downhill
5 March 1982 |  Aspen, USA | Downhill
6 March 1982 | Downhill
1983 | 12 December 1982 |  Val-d'Isère, France | Super G
1985 | 9 March 1985 |  Aspen, USA | Downhill
16 March 1985 |  Panorama, Canada | Downhill
1986 | 27 January 1986 |  Garmisch, West Germany | Combined
3 February 1986 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Super G
Combined
8 February 1986 |  Morzine, France | Downhill
21 February 1986 |  Åre, Sweden | Downhill
8 March 1986 |  Aspen, USA | Downhill
1987 | 15 August 1986 |  Las Leñas, Argentina | Downhill
28 February 1987 |  Furano, Japan | Downhill
14 March 1987 |  Calgary, Canada | Downhill
1988 | 16 January 1988 |  Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Downhill
12 March 1988 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill
1989 | 9 December 1988 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill

## See also

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* List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners

## References

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1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Müller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

## External links

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* Peter Müller at FIS (alpine)
* Peter Müller at Olympedia

### Video

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* YouTube video – Peter Müller – victory at Wengen – age 22 – January 1980

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World champions in men's downhill

* 1931:  Walter Prager
* 1932:  Gustav Lantschner
* 1933:  Walter Prager
* 1934:  David Zogg
* 1935:  Franz Zingerle
* 1936:  Rudolf Rominger
* 1937:  Émile Allais
* 1938:  James Couttet
* 1939:  Hellmut Lantschner
* 1948:  Henri Oreiller
* 1950:  Zeno Colò
* 1952:  Zeno Colò
* 1954:  Christian Pravda
* 1956:  Anton Sailer
* 1958:  Anton Sailer
* 1960:  Jean Vuarnet
* 1962:  Karl Schranz
* 1964:  Egon Zimmermann
* 1966:  Jean-Claude Killy
* 1968:  Jean-Claude Killy
* 1970:  Bernhard Russi
* 1972:  Bernhard Russi
* 1974:  David Zwilling
* 1976:  Franz Klammer
* 1978:  Josef Walcher
* 1980:  Leonhard Stock
* 1982:  Harti Weirather
* 1985:  Pirmin Zurbriggen
* 1987:  Peter Müller
* 1989:  Hansjörg Tauscher
* 1991:  Franz Heinzer
* 1993:  Urs Lehmann
* 1996:  Patrick Ortlieb
* 1997:  Bruno Kernen
* 1999:  Hermann Maier
* 2001:  Hannes Trinkl
* 2003:  Michael Walchhofer
* 2005:  Bode Miller
* 2007:  Aksel Lund Svindal
* 2009:  John Kucera
* 2011:  Erik Guay
* 2013:  Aksel Lund Svindal
* 2015:  Patrick Küng
* 2017:  Beat Feuz
* 2019:  Kjetil Jansrud
* 2021:  Vincent Kriechmayr
* 2023:  Marco Odermatt

* Men's World Champions: Downhill
* Super-G
* Giant Slalom
* Slalom
* Combined
* Parallel Giant Slalom
* Mixed Team

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's downhill World Cup winners

* 1967:  Jean-Claude Killy
* 1968:  Gerhard Nenning
* 1969:  Karl Schranz
* 1970:  Karl Schranz
0000 Karl Cordin
* 1971:  Bernhard Russi
* 1972:  Bernhard Russi
* 1973:  Roland Collombin
* 1974:  Roland Collombin
* 1975:  Franz Klammer
* 1976:  Franz Klammer
* 1977:  Franz Klammer
* 1978:  Franz Klammer
* 1979:  Peter Müller
* 1980:  Peter Müller
* 1981:  Harti Weirather
* 1982:  Steve Podborski
0000 Peter Müller
* 1983:  Franz Klammer
* 1984:  Urs Räber
* 1985:  Helmut Höflehner
* 1986:  Peter Wirnsberger
* 1987:  Pirmin Zurbriggen
* 1988:  Pirmin Zurbriggen
* 1989:  Marc Girardelli
* 1990:  Helmut Höflehner
* 1991:  Franz Heinzer
* 1992:  Franz Heinzer
* 1993:  Franz Heinzer
* 1994:  Marc Girardelli
* 1995:  Luc Alphand
* 1996:  Luc Alphand
* 1997:  Luc Alphand
* 1998:  Andreas Schifferer
* 1999:  Lasse Kjus
* 2000:  Hermann Maier
* 2001:  Hermann Maier
* 2002:  Stephan Eberharter
* 2003:  Stephan Eberharter
* 2004:  Stephan Eberharter
* 2005:  Michael Walchhofer
* 2006:  Michael Walchhofer
* 2007:  Didier Cuche
* 2008:  Didier Cuche
* 2009:  Michael Walchhofer
* 2010:  Didier Cuche
* 2011:  Didier Cuche
* 2012:  Klaus Kröll
* 2013:  Aksel Lund Svindal
* 2014:  Aksel Lund Svindal
* 2015:  Kjetil Jansrud
* 2016:  Peter Fill
* 2017:  Peter Fill
* 2018:  Beat Feuz
* 2019:  Beat Feuz
* 2020:  Beat Feuz
* 2021:  Beat Feuz
* 2022:  Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
* 2023:  Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
* 2024:  Marco Odermatt
* 2025:

World Cup winners
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Slalom
Combined
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