Alfred Rainer
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Alfred Rainer was a World Cup competitor in the Nordic Combined event.
He had previously been a soldier in the Austrian Army and a joiner. He spoke both German and English and enjoyed a range of hobbies, including football, movies, music, skiing
and bicycling.
. He got into difficulty at approximately 20 meters (66 ft) and crashed. He was rushed to hospital in Innsbruck, where he was found to have numerous broken bones. He subsequently was placed in a deep coma, and died on August 16 as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.
He had previously been a soldier in the Austrian Army and a joiner. He spoke both German and English and enjoyed a range of hobbies, including football, movies, music, skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
and bicycling.
Sporting success
In 2006 at the junior World Cup, Rainer was successful enough to gain a silver medal, then at the 2007 Junior World Championships Rainer won a team gold and two individual bronze medals. He was then eligible for the national World Cup team, and started his career in Zakopane, where he finished 11th and 20th. For the 2007/2008 season he started his first full season in the tournament, competing 20 times and ending in 24th position, despite numerous top 15 and even a top 10 finish.Death
On August 7, 2008, Rainer was paragliding over his town of Maria AlmMaria Alm
Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria, located about east of Saalfelden...
. He got into difficulty at approximately 20 meters (66 ft) and crashed. He was rushed to hospital in Innsbruck, where he was found to have numerous broken bones. He subsequently was placed in a deep coma, and died on August 16 as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.