Alexander Müller (skeleton)
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Alexander Müller is an Austria
n skeleton racer
who competed from 1989 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the men's skeleton event (tied with Jimmy Shea
of the United States
) at the 2000 FIBT World Championships
in Igls.
Müller won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title in 1996-7.
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...
n skeleton racer
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
who competed from 1989 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the men's skeleton event (tied with Jimmy Shea
Jimmy Shea
James Edmound Shea, Jr. is a retired American skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Shea also was chosen by fellow athletes to recite the Athlete's Oath during the Opening Ceremonies and along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., passed...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) at the 2000 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2000
The FIBT World Championships 2000 took place in Altenberg, Germany , Winterberg, Germany , and Igls, Austria . Altenberg hosted the championship event for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1991 , 1994 , and 1999...
in Igls.
Müller won the men's overall Skeleton World Cup title in 1996-7.