Sylvia Eder

Sylvia Eder (born 24 August 1965) is a former Austrian alpine skier.^[1]

Sylvia Eder

Personal information
Born	(1965-08-24) 24 August 1965 (age 59) St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Speed events, giant slalom
Club	SC Leogang
World Cup
Wins	2
Podiums	11
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Austria World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Giant slalom 0 0 1 Downhill 1 0 3 Super-G 1 1 3 Combined 0 1 0 Total 2 2 7 World Championships 1985 Bormio Combined 1987 Crans-Montana Combined 1993 Morioka-Shizukuishi Super-G

Biography

Born in Leogang,^[2] she won her first downhill race at Bad Gastein, Austria in 1982 at the age of 17.^[3] The downhill remained her specialty discipline throughout her early career. She later developed an interest in the slalom, at which she won the world championship in 1985 in Bormio and the silver medal, after Erika Hess of Switzerland, at the World Cup in 1987.^[3]

Later Eder focused on the giant slalom and the super-G, the latter becoming her main discipline. In 1993 she won a silver medal at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Morioka.^[3] Nearly 13 years after her first World Cup victory, in December 1994 she once again celebrated a success, winning the super-G at Vail, Colorado before her team colleague Veronika Wallinger.^[3]

The alpine skier Elfi Eder is her younger sister.^[4]

World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
18 January 1982	Bad Gastein	Downhill
4 December 1994	Vail	Super-G