Heidi Jaufenthaler

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameHeidi•Jaufenthaler
Used nameHeidi•Jaufenthaler
Born8 November 1977 in Lienz, Tirol (AUT)
Measurements175 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsASA
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian snowboarded Heidi Jaufenthaler placed 14th in the giant slalom event at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. She had several podium places in World Cup races and became European Championship runner-up in Olympic year. As a result, she became #1 on the world ranking list. Jaufenthaler later became head of speech therapy at Bezirkskrankenhaus Lienz. She also founded her own practice in the city.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarding (Skiing) AUT Heidi Jaufenthaler
Giant Slalom, Women (Olympic) 14