, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest
specialist of all time. He competed for
Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland. His family moved to
, who would later win the World Cup Slalom title. He began skiing at the age of five and won his first national competition at the age of eight.
Stenmark has won far more international races than any other alpine skier in history. With victories of a total of 86 (46 giant slaloms and 40 slaloms) he is 32 ahead of
who has 54 victories to his name. He only won in two disciplines: slalom and giant slalom (the other events are
). Stenmark rarely competed in the other disciplines, as he was not comfortable with speeds in excess of 120 km/h (75 mph).
. In the
For his three straight World Alpine Skiing World Cup titles (1976–78), Stenmark earned the
). Stenmark also earned the
twice as well (1975 & 1978). His 1978 medal was shared with
, became a national icon in Sweden. This was not changed by the fact that he—for tax reasons—soon moved to
. On December 26, 2004 he survived the
while on vacation in Thailand.
| Season |
Discipline |
| 1975 The 9th World Cup season began in December 1974 in France and concluded in March 1975 in Italy. Gustav Thöni of Italy would regain the overall title, his fourth overall title in five seasons...
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Giant Slalom |
| 1975 The 9th World Cup season began in December 1974 in France and concluded in March 1975 in Italy. Gustav Thöni of Italy would regain the overall title, his fourth overall title in five seasons...
|
Slalom |
| 1976 The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles...
|
Overall |
| 1976 The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 1976 The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles...
|
Slalom |
| 1977 The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Lise-Marie Morerod of Switzerland won the women's overall title.-Calendar:...
|
Overall |
| 1977 The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Lise-Marie Morerod of Switzerland won the women's overall title.-Calendar:...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 1977 The 11th World Cup season began in December 1976 in France and concluded in March 1977 in Spain. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Lise-Marie Morerod of Switzerland won the women's overall title.-Calendar:...
|
Slalom |
| 1978 The 12th World Cup season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title. Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title....
|
Overall |
| 1978 The 12th World Cup season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title. Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title....
|
Giant Slalom |
| 1978 The 12th World Cup season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title. Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title....
|
Slalom |
| 1979 The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria.-Calendar:- Men's Overall Results:...
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Giant Slalom |
| 1979 The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria.-Calendar:- Men's Overall Results:...
|
Slalom |
| 1980 The 14th World Cup season began in December 1979 in France and concluded in March 1980 in Austria.Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein edged out Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden for the overall title...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 1980 The 14th World Cup season began in December 1979 in France and concluded in March 1980 in Austria.Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein edged out Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden for the overall title...
|
Slalom |
| 1981 The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles....
|
Giant Slalom |
| 1981 The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles....
|
Slalom |
| 1983 The 17th season of World Cup competition began in December 1982 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1983 in Japan. For the first time, the overall titles were won by two Americans, Tamara McKinney and Phil Mahre, who won his third consecutive overall title...
|
Slalom |
| 1984 The 18th World Cup season began in December 1983 in Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia , and concluded in March 1984 in Oslo, Norway. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Erika Hess, both of Switzerland....
|
Giant Slalom |
| Date |
Location |
Race |
| 17 December 1974 |
 Madonna di CampiglioMadonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an altitude of 1,522 m...
|
Slalom |
| 12 January 1975 |
 WengenWengen is a village in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern, located in central Switzerland at an elevation of 1274 m above sea level, and is part of the Jungfrauregion. Wengen has approximately 1,300 year-round residents...
|
Slalom |
| 23 February 1975 |
 Naebais a stratovolcano on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures in central Honshū, Japan. It is about from Tokyo. It was active between 200,000 and 800,000 years ago. It is made of primarily andesite.-References:*...
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Giant Slalom |
| 2 March 1975 |
 GaribaldiGaribaldi, originally named Daisy Lake and also known as Garibaldi Lodge and Garibaldi Townsite, is an abandoned locality in British Columbia, Canada, on the Cheakamus River around its confluence with Rubble Creek and just south of Daisy Lake....
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Giant Slalom |
| 13 March 1975 |
 Sun ValleySun Valley is a resort city in Blaine County in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum, lying within the greater Wood River valley. Tourists from around the world enjoy its skiing, hiking, ice skating, trail riding, tennis, and cycling. The population was 1,427...
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Giant Slalom |
| 15 December 1975 |
Sterzing / VipitenoSterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. It is the main village of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town.-Origin:...
|
Slalom |
| 11 January 1976 |
Wengen |
Slalom |
| 24 January 1976 |
 Kitzbühel-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
|
Slalom |
| 27 January 1976 |
 ZwieselZwiesel is a town in the district of Regen, in Bavaria, Germany.-Geography:Zwiesel is situated in the Bavarian Forest, lying south of Bodenmais and to the northwest of Grafenau...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 7 March 1976 |
Copper MountainCopper Mountain is a mountain located in Summit County, Colorado, about west of Denver on Interstate 70. Opened in late 1972, its most notable use is as a ski resort, owned and operated by Intrawest until Dec...
|
Slalom |
| 14 March 1976 |
AspenThe City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
|
Slalom |
| 3 January 1977 |
Laax Laax is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested...
|
Slalom |
| 10 January 1977 |
BerchtesgadenBerchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...
|
Slalom |
| 16 January 1977 |
Kitzbühel |
Slalom |
| 23 January 1977 |
Wengen |
Slalom |
| 6 February 1977 |
St Anton |
Slalom |
| 6 March 1977 |
Sun ValleySun Valley is a resort city in Blaine County in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum, lying within the greater Wood River valley. Tourists from around the world enjoy its skiing, hiking, ice skating, trail riding, tennis, and cycling. The population was 1,427...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 18 March 1977 |
 Vossis a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
|
Slalom |
| 20 March 1977 |
 ÅreÅre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...
|
Slalom |
| 21 March 1977 |
Åre |
Giant Slalom |
| 25 March 1977 |
 Sierra Nevada |
Giant Slalom |
| 10 December 1977 |
 Val d'IsèreVal d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 13 December 1977 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 14 December 1977 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Giant Slalom |
| 5 January 1978 |
OberstaufenOberstaufen is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavarian Swabia, Germany, situated on the B 308 road from Lindau to Immenstadt.-History:It is first mentioned as Stoufun in AD 868...
|
Slalom |
| 8 January 1978 |
ZwieselZwiesel is a town in the district of Regen, in Bavaria, Germany.-Geography:Zwiesel is situated in the Bavarian Forest, lying south of Bodenmais and to the northwest of Grafenau...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 9 January 1978 |
Zwiesel |
Slalom |
| 18 March 1978 |
ArosaArosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 9 December 1978 |
SchladmingSchladming 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...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 21 December 1978 |
 Kranjska GoraKranjska Gora is a town and a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.Kranjska Gora is best known as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps...
|
Slalom |
| 22 December 1978 |
Kranjska Gora |
Giant Slalom |
| 7 January 1979 |
Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...
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Giant Slalom |
| 16 January 1979 |
Adelboden Adelboden is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.-Geography:Adelboden lies in the west of the Berner Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstlige river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river.Adelboden is a...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 23 January 1979 |
Steinach Steinach am Brenner is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located south of Innsbruck in the Wipptal at the Sill River. It has 3340 inhabitants.-Geography:...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 4 February 1979 |
 JasnáJasná is a small village situated in central Slovakia, in the Low Tatras mountains. It is a part of the municipality Demänovská Dolina.Jasná ski resort has over twenty four lifts on both sides of the Chopok Mountain – including six chair lifts and a cable car...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 10 February 1979 |
Åre |
Giant Slalom |
| 11 February 1979 |
Åre |
Slalom |
| 4 March 1979 |
Lake Placid |
Giant Slalom |
| 12 March 1979 |
Heavenly Valley |
Giant Slalom |
| 17 March 1979 |
Furanois a city in the prefecture of Hokkaido located in the southern reaches of Kamikawa Subprefecture, under whose jurisdiction it resides. Well-known throughout Japan as a tourism destination, it is famous for its lavender fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni kara and the Furano Ski Resort, which...
|
Slalom |
| 19 March 1979 |
Furanois a city in the prefecture of Hokkaido located in the southern reaches of Kamikawa Subprefecture, under whose jurisdiction it resides. Well-known throughout Japan as a tourism destination, it is famous for its lavender fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni kara and the Furano Ski Resort, which...
|
Slalom |
| 8 December 1979 |
Val d'Isère |
Giant Slalom |
| 11 December 1979 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 12 December 1979 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Giant Slalom |
| 21 January 1980 |
Adelboden |
Giant Slalom |
| 27 January 1980 |
ChamonixChamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
|
Slalom |
| 27 February 1980 |
Waterville Valley Waterville Valley is a ski resort in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. The resort's motto is "Altitude without the Attitude". Built on Mount Tecumseh, with a summit elevation of above sea level, the ski trails extend to a high point on the south ridge of the mountain at ,...
|
Slalom |
| 1 March 1980 |
Mont-Sainte-Anne Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in the city of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, located about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain has a summit elevation of 800 metres above sea level and a vertical drop of 625 m . There are 66 trails covering on three different sides of the mountain...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 10 March 1980 |
Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
|
Slalom |
| 11 March 1980 |
Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Giant Slalom |
| 13 March 1980 |
Saalbach |
Giant Slalom |
| 15 March 1980 |
Saalbach |
Slalom |
| 9 December 1980 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 10 December 1980 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Giant Slalom |
| 6 January 1981 |
MorzineMorzine is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France with panoramic mountain views, modern ski facilities and hotels and restaurants. The ski resort of Avoriaz is located on the territory of the commune...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 18 January 1981 |
Kitzbühel |
Slalom |
| 26 January 1981 |
Adelboden |
Giant Slalom |
| 1 February 1981 |
St Anton |
Slalom |
| 2 February 1981 |
SchladmingSchladming 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...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 8 February 1981 |
Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
|
Slalom |
| 11 February 1981 |
Vossis a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
|
Giant Slalom |
| 14 February 1981 |
Åre |
Giant Slalom |
| 9 January 1982 |
MorzineMorzine is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France with panoramic mountain views, modern ski facilities and hotels and restaurants. The ski resort of Avoriaz is located on the territory of the commune...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 12 January 1982 |
Bad WiesseeBad Wiessee is a spa town on Lake Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. The name "Bad" means for "spa" or "baths", while "Wiessee" derives from "West See", meaning "western part of the lake"....
|
Slalom |
| 17 January 1982 |
Kitzbühel |
Slalom |
| 19 January 1982 |
Adelboden |
Giant Slalom |
| 9 February 1982 |
Kirchberg -Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria...
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Giant Slalom |
| 14 December 1982 |
Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...
|
Slalom |
| 23 January 1983 |
Kitzbühel |
Slalom |
| 11 February 1983 |
Markstein |
Slalom |
| 13 February 1983 |
TodtnauTodtnau is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932.-Geography:It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of Freiburg....
|
Giant Slalom |
| 26 February 1983 |
Gällivare Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,480 inhabitants in 2005. The town was founded in the 17th century...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 13 December 1983 |
Courmayeur |
Slalom |
| 20 December 1983 |
Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 10 January 1984 |
Adelboden |
Giant Slalom |
| 17 January 1984 |
Parpan Parpan was a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into Churwalden.-History:...
|
Slalom |
| 23 January 1984 |
Kirchberg -Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 4 February 1984 |
 Borovetz |
Giant Slalom |
| 7 March 1984 |
VailThe Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 15 December 1985 |
Alta Badia Alta Badia is a ski resort in the upper part of the Val Badia in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is included in the territories of the municipalities' of Corvara, Badia and La Val. It is a regular stop on the World Cup schedule, usually by the men in mid-December...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 25 January 1986 |
St Anton |
Slalom |
| 27 February 1986 |
HemsedalHemsedal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from the municipality of Gol to become a municipality of its own.Hemsedal is the...
|
Giant Slalom |
| 18 March 1986 |
Lake PlacidLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
|
Giant Slalom |
| 29 November 1986 |
Sestrières |
Slalom |
| 14 February 1987 |
Markstein |
Slalom |
| 19 February 1989 |
AspenPopulus section Populus, of the Populus genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by...
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Giant Slalom |