Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
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Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (born November 27, 1980, in Traunstein
) is a German
cross country skier from Reit im Winkl
who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won five medals with two golds (Team sprint: 2010
, 4 x 5 km: 2002
) and three silvers (Individual sprint: 2002, 4 x 5 km: 2006
, 2010).
Sachenbacher-Stehle has also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
with a gold (4×5 km: 2003) and three silvers (5 km + 5 km double pursuit: 2003, team sprint: 2007 with Claudia Künzel-Nystad, 4 x 5 km: 2009). She also has fourteen individual victories at various levels in distances up to 5 km in her career from 1998 to 2006.
She married German alpine skier Johannes Stehle in July 2005.
due to a high hemoglobin
level. She was one of twelve athletes given five-day suspensions for health reasons the International Ski Federation decided they could not safely compete due to an abnormally high red blood cell counts.
Traunstein
Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a district by the same name. It is situated at the heart of a region called Chiemgau, approximately 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and...
) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cross country skier from Reit im Winkl
Reit im Winkl
Reit im Winkl is a small village in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany, in the Traunstein district. It is situated southwest of Ruhpolding in the Alps. The village area has borders with two states of Austria, Tyrol and Salzburg. The small village of Kössen in Tyrol is the next village...
who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won five medals with two golds (Team sprint: 2010
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
, 4 x 5 km: 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
) and three silvers (Individual sprint: 2002, 4 x 5 km: 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, 2010).
Sachenbacher-Stehle has also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
with a gold (4×5 km: 2003) and three silvers (5 km + 5 km double pursuit: 2003, team sprint: 2007 with Claudia Künzel-Nystad, 4 x 5 km: 2009). She also has fourteen individual victories at various levels in distances up to 5 km in her career from 1998 to 2006.
She married German alpine skier Johannes Stehle in July 2005.
Controversy
Sachenbacher received a five-day suspension at the beginning of the 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
due to a high hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates, with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae, as well as the tissues of some invertebrates...
level. She was one of twelve athletes given five-day suspensions for health reasons the International Ski Federation decided they could not safely compete due to an abnormally high red blood cell counts.