Claudia Riegler (snowboarder)

Claudia Riegler
Riegler at the World Cup in 2018
Personal information
Born (1973-07-07) 7 July 1973
Vienna, Austria
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KreischbergParallel GS
Silver medal – second place2011 La MolinaParallel GS
Bronze medal – third place2011 La MolinaParallel slalom

Claudia Riegler (born 7 July 1973 in Vienna) is a snowboarder from Austria. She has competed at five winter olympics,[1] with her best result being a seventh for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom. Riegler also captured silver and bronze medals at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships[2][3] and gold at the 2015 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.

She is a sister of Manuela Riegler[4] and Heinz Riegler.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Harpur, Charlotte (9 February 2026). "Claudia Riegler, 52, has become the oldest female Winter Olympian: 'We set our own limits'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Results: La Molina (SPA), World Snowboard Championships, Ladies' Parallel GS". FIS-Ski.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Results: La Molina (SPA), World Snowboard Championships, Ladies' Parallel Slalom". FIS-Ski.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuela Riegler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Heinz Riegler official website". heinzriegler.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.


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