Walter Habersatter

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWalter•Habersatter
Used nameWalter•Habersatter
Born14 March 1930 in Radstadt, Salzburg (AUT)
Died30 May 2018 in Radstadt, Salzburg (AUT)
AffiliationsSkiclub Radstadt, Radstadt (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Walter Habersatter was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1955-71 and participated at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. His greatest success came in 1958-59 when he placed second in the Four Hills Tournament (Vierschanzentournee), highlighted by his victory that year at Bischofshofen.

Habersatter became a confectioner and innkeeper. He was the former managing director of the Königslehenberg lifts and the Zauchenseeliftgesellschaft and was President of the Salzburg Sportwelt Amade. He was a supervisory board member of the Radstadt Savings Bank, a lieutenant in the civil guard, an honorary member of the Schiclub Radstadt, and a committee member of the Wirtschaftskammener Salzburg. His daughter-in-law Brigitte Totschnig won a silver medal in the women’s downhill at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping (Skiing) AUT Walter Habersatter
Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 15

Olympic family relations

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