Andreas Ringhofer
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Andreas "Ringo" Ringhofer (born December 19, 1970) 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 restrictions since 2004 he took part in several competitions. He is married with on daughter. Professionally he is police officer and lives in Schladming
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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, 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 restrictions since 2004 he took part in several competitions. He is married with on daughter. Professionally he is police officer and lives in Schladming
Schladming
Schladming is a small mining town in the Austrian state of Styria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently. The shopping area has lots of cafes, restaurant and a variety of shops and caters well for tourists.As of...
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Mountain running
- 1987:
- 1st, Styrian Championship single
- 2002:
- 1st, International Feuerkogel mountain run
- 2003:
- 1st, Styrian Championship team
- 1st, Planneralm mountain run
- 3rd, DolomitenmannDolomitenmannThe Red Bull Dolomitenmann is billed by its organizers as "the world's toughest team relay race".The race is held yearly in September in the East Tyrolean, or Dolomite Mountains of Austria, near the city of Lienz. The founder and organiser is Werner Grissmann, a former World Cup skier and...
Cross-country skiing
- several times Styrian champion
- six times Austrian champion
- 1990:
- 1st, European Cup
- 1991:
- 1st, European Cup
- 6th, Nordic World Ski Championships 4×10 km relay (together with Alois Schwarz, Alois StadloberAlois StadloberAlois Stadlober is a former cross-country skier from Austria who competed from 1988 to 2000. He earned two medals at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a silver in the 10 km.Stadlober's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was...
and Alexander MarentAlexander MarentAlexander Marent is an Austrian cross-country skier. He represented Austria at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City he placed fourth in the relay with the Austrian team.-References:...
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- 1992:
- 18th: Winter Olympics1992 Winter OlympicsThe 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
15 km pursuit
- 18th: Winter Olympics
Ski mountaineering
- 2000:
- 1st and course record, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 2001:
- 1st and course record, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 2002:
- 1st and course record, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 2nd, PlanaiPlanaiPlanai is a ski area in Austria, the main mountain in the Schladming area. It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes Hauser Kaibling, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm. They are connected under the name Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel. It is not regarded as a single mountain and all text from the...
X-treme night ski marathon, PlanaiPlanaiPlanai is a ski area in Austria, the main mountain in the Schladming area. It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes Hauser Kaibling, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm. They are connected under the name Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel. It is not regarded as a single mountain and all text from the... - 3rd, Wildsaurennen (literally: wild sow race)
- 2003:
- 1st, Planai X-treme night ski marathon
- 1st and course record, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 1st, Wildsaurennen
- 2nd, International Preberlauf
- 4th, Dachsteinbock
- 8th, Mountain AttackMountain AttackThe "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering competition, carried out near Saalbach since 1999.The competition is separated in a short distance and a long distance course, each offered for a female and a male racer class. There is a separat ranking of racers, older than 45 years...
- 2004:
- 1st, Mountain Attack
- 1st and course record, 1st Ötzi-Alpin-Marathon
- 1st, Planai X-treme night ski marathon
- 1st and course record, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 1st, International Dachstein ride
- 2nd, Austrian Championship
- 2nd, Dachsteinbock
- 2nd, Hochsunnlauf
- 6th, 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....
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... - 9th, World Championship team race (together with Alexander LuggerAlexander LuggerAlexander 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...
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- 2005:
- 1st, Mountain Attack
- 2nd, Austrian Championship
- 2006:
- 1st, Hochwurzen-Berglauf
- 1st and course record, Knappen-Königs-Trophy, Bischofshofen
- 1st and course record, Champ or Cramp
- 1st, Ötzi-Alpin-Marathon team
- 2nd, Mountain Attack
- 2nd, Pizolada delle Dolomiti, MoenaMoenaMoena is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northeast of Trento...
- 2nd, Sellaronda ski marathon (together with Alois Blassing)
- 2nd, Fritschi-Dachstein-Xtreme within the Austrian Championship, Schladming
- 2007:
- 1st, SellrainSellrainSellrain is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 14.40 km southwest of Innsbruck in the Sellrain Valley. It is the main location in the valley with 1,351 inhabitants. The Melach River flows through it. It is a wonderful little village with a close knit community. Most...
Valley marathon - 1st, Fritschi-Dachstein-Xtreme within the Austrian Championship, Schladming
- 3rd, Mountain Attack
- 1st, Sellrain
- 2008:
- 1st, Mountain Attack
- 1st, Rofan Xtreme team (together with Johann WielandJohann WielandJohann Wieland is an Austrian ski mountaineer.Wieland started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the Preberlauf event in 1999...
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:...
) - 2nd, Rofan Xtreme single within the Austrian Championship
- 3rd, Sellaronda ski marathon (together with Heinz VerbnjakHeinz VerbnjakHeinz Verbnjak from Admont is an Austrian ski mountaineer.Verbnjak won several national races and has been member of the national team since the foundation of the ASKIMO.- Selected results :* 2007:** 1st, Hochwurzen-Berglauf...
) - 4th, 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...
single race
Marathon
- 2005:
- 3rd, LCC ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
autumn marathon
- 3rd, LCC Vienna
- 2006:
- 2nd, WachauWachauThe Wachau is an Austrian valley with a picturesque landscape formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located midway between the towns of Melk and Krems that also attracts "connoisseurs and epicureans". It is in length and was already...
marathon - 5th, GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
marathon
- 2nd, Wachau