Andreas Sander (born 13 June 1989) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
Career
On 13 March 2008, Sander made his World Cup debut in the Bormio Super-G. In December 2010, he scored his first World Cup points in the Val Gardena downhill, finishing in 28th place. Sander competed at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in the Super-G and Downhill.[1][2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the super-G, downhill, and combined.[3][4][5] On 29 December 2015, he scored his first Top 10 World Cup result in the Santa Caterina Downhill, finishing in 10th place.
Sander won the silver medal in the downhill at the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo. His first World Cup podium came in March 2023 with a runner-up finish in the super-G at Aspen.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2011 | 21 | 161 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 80 | — | — | 46 | 35 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 120 | — | — | 52 | 49 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 25 | 93 | — | — | 43 | 37 | — | |
| 2016 | 26 | 31 | — | — | 15 | 25 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 12 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | 28 | 27 | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | |
| 2019 | 29 | 93 | — | — | 24 | 47 | — | |
| 2020 | 30 | 37 | — | — | 13 | 30 | — | — |
| 2021 | 31 | 20 | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — |
| 2022 | 32 | 46 | — | — | 12 | 33 | — | |
| 2023 | 33 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 16 | — |
Top five results
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Rank | |
| 2017 | 16 December 2016 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 5th |
| 2021 | 18 December 2020 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 5th |
| 22 January 2021 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 5th | |
| 2022 | 2 December 2021 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Super-G | 4th |
| 2023 | 27 November 2022 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 5th |
| 29 January 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 4th | |
| 5 March 2023 | Aspen, USA |
Super-G | 2nd | |
| 15 March 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2011 | 21 | — | — | 21 | DNF | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 17 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 2021 | 31 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | — | — | 9 | 29 | DNS2 |
Olympic Games results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 29 | — | — | 10 | 8 | DNF |
| 2022 | 33 | — | — | 8 | 17 | — |
References
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Super-G". 9 February 2011.
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Downhill". 12 February 2011.
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Super-G". 5 February 2015.
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Downhill". 7 February 2015.
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Alpine combined". 8 February 2015.
External links
- Andreas Sander at FIS (alpine)
- Andreas Sander at Olympics.com
- Andreas Sander at Olympedia
- Andreas Sander at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Andreas Sander at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
