Toni Sailer

About

Austrian alpine ski racer who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics in the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom events.

Before Fame

He began skiing at the age of 12.

Trivia

He won seven gold medals at World Championship events in the 1950s.

Family Life

He married Gaby Rummeny in 1976.

Associated With

He won three gold medals for skiing at a single Olympic event about 30 years before ski jumper Matti Nykanen did the same.