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{{short description|Austrian alpine skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name          = Thomas Stangassinger
|image         = Thomas Stangassinger.jpg
|image_size    = 260px
|caption       = Stangassinger in 1992 in [[Madonna di Campiglio]].
|disciplines   = Technical events
|club          = 
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|15 September 1965|df=yes}}
|birth_place   = [[Hallein]], [[Austria]]
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|height        = 
|wcdebut       = 1984
|retired       = 2000
|website       = 
|olympicteams  = 1
|olympicmedals = 1
|olympicgolds  = 1
|worldsteams   = 2
|worldsmedals  = 2
|worldsgolds   = 
|wcseasons     = 16
|wcwins        = 10
|wcpodiums     = 37
|wcoveralls    =  
|wctitles      =  
|show-medals   = yes
|medaltemplates= 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[alpine skiing (sport)|alpine skiing]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUT}} }}
{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums
| Slalom       | 10 | 15 | 11
| Combined     | 0 | 1 | 0
}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|Slalom]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Alpine World Ski Championships 1991|1991 Saalbach]] | Slalom }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Alpine World Ski Championships 1993|1993 Morioka]] | Slalom }}
}}

'''Thomas Stangassinger''' (born 15 September 1965) is an [[Austria]]n former [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]].<ref name=FIS>{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=58286|title=Thomas Stangassinger profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Throughout the 1990s, he belonged to the international slalom elite. He won a silver medal in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991|World Ski Championships]] in [[Saalbach-Hinterglemm]] and a bronze medal in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993|World Ski Championships]] in [[Morioka]]. His career highlight came when he won the slalom competition at the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/thomas-stangassinger-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/thomas-stangassinger-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Thomas Stangassinger Olympic Results |accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/28/sports/winter-olympics-olympic-lightning-strikes-twice-more-before-torch-goes-hard.html|title=Olympic Lightning Strikes Twice More Before Torch Goes Out|work=New York Times|language=English|author=Harvey Araton|date=28 February 1994|accessdate=21 February 2019}}</ref>

==World Cup victories==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Location
! Race
|-
| 3 December 1989 || {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec|Mont Sainte-Anne]] || Slalom
|-
| 24 January 1993 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Veysonnaz]] || Slalom
|-
| 28 November 1993 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Park City, Utah|Park City]] || Slalom
|-
| 16 January 1994 || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbühel]] || Slalom
|-
| 9 March 1997 || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shigakogen]] || Slalom
|-
| 22 November 1997 || {{flagicon|USA}} Park City || Slalom
|-
| 18 January 1998 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Veysonnaz || Slalom
|-
| 25 January 1998 || {{flagicon|Austria}} Kitzbühel || Slalom
|-
| 28 November 1998 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]] || Slalom
|-
| 13 March 1999 || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sierra Nevada, Spain|Sierra Nevada]] || Slalom
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{Ski-DB}}

{{Austrian Sportsperson of the Year}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Slalom Men}}
{{Footer Slalom World Cup Winners Men}}
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