Mario Stecher is an Austrian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event with two golds (2006, 2010) and a bronze (2002). Stecher'ss best individual finish was fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill event at Vancouver in 2010.
He won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two gold, three silvers (7.5 km sprint: 1999, 4 x 5 km team: 2001) and a bronze (4 x 5 km team: 1997).
Stecher has a total of nine World Cup victories since 1994, including the Nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival that same year.
Mario Stecher Achievements
Medal Records:
Olympic Games
Gold medal – 2006 Winter Olympics 4 x 5 km team
Gold medal – 2010 Winter Olympics 4 x 5 km team
Bronze medal – 2002 Winter Olympics 4 x 5 km team
Bronze medal – 2014 Winter Olympics 4 x 5 km team
World Championships
Gold medal – 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team normal hill
Gold medal – 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team large hill
Silver medal – 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team
Silver medal – 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 10 km normal hill
Bronze medal – 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team