Alexander Lugger
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Alexander Lugger is an Austrian
ski mountaineer and coach of the national team.
Lugger was born in Lienz
. He started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf race in 1992. He holds several national champion
titles amongst others.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
ski mountaineer and coach of the national team.
Lugger was born in Lienz
Lienz
Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district, which covers all of East Tyrol. The municipality also includes the cadastral subdivision of Patriasdorf.-Geography:...
. He started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf race in 1992. He holds several national champion
Austrian champions
Austrian champions is the general name for a champion in a team or singles competition Austria's elite national sport competitions, and is thus comparable with the title of German champions...
titles amongst others.
Selected results
- 2004:
- 5th, World Championship2004 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....
single race - 6th, World Championship combination ranking
- 9th, World Championship team race (together with Andreas RinghoferAndreas RinghoferAndreas "Ringo" Ringhofer is an Austrian ski mountaineer, cross-country skier, cyclist and long-distance runner.Ringhofer was member of the national ski cross-country skiing squad for twelve years, and has been member of the national team since the foundation of the ASKIMO. Also healthy...
)
- 5th, World Championship
- 2005:
- 5th, European Championship single race
- 10th, European Championship vertical raceVertical raceA Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
- 2006:
- 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), Patrouille des GlaciersPatrouille des GlaciersThe Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...
, together with Olivier NägeleOlivier NägeleOlivier Nägele is a Liechtenstein born ski mountaineer.Nägele started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first Mountain Attack race in 2000...
and Tony SbalbiTony SbalbiTony Sbalbi is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2001:** 6th, European Championship team race * 2002:** 2nd, World Championship team race...
- 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers
- 2007:
- 1st, Scialpinistica del Monte Canin (together with Mario Scanu)
- 2008:
- 1st, Austrian Championship
- 1st, Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf
- 1st, Laserzlauf
- 5th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
relay (together with Martin Bader, Andreas KalßAndreas KalßAndreas Kalß is an Austrian ski mountaineer.Kalß was born in Linz. He started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed first in the 2005 Mountain Attack event...
and Andreas FischbacherAndreas FischbacherAndreas Fischbacher is an Austrian ski mountaineer.Fischbacher was born in Ramsau am Dachstein. He started ski mountaineering in 1998.- Selected results :* 2000** 1st, Hochwurzen-Berglauf* 2008:...
) - 6th, World Championship long distance race
- 7th, World Championship single race
External links
- Alexander Lugger at skimountaineering.org