Andreas Sander

Andreas Sander (born 13 June 1989) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.

Andreas Sander

Sander in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 34) Schwelm, West Germany
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Combined
Club	SG Ennepetal
World Cup debut	13 March 2008 (age 18)
Website	www.andreas-sander.com
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	5 – (2011, 2015, 2017,        2021, 2023)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12 – (2008–09, 2011–2023)
Wins	0
Podiums	2 – (1 SG, 1 DH)
Overall titles	0 – (15th in 2023)
Discipline titles	0 – (4th in SG in 2023)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Germany World Championships 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Downhill

Career

 

Sander at Bormio in December 2019

On 13 March 2008, Sander made his World Cup debut in the Bormio Super-G. In December 2010, he scored his first World Cup points in the Val Gardena downhill, finishing in 28th place. Sander competed at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in the Super-G and Downhill.^[1][2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the super-G, downhill, and combined.^[3][4][5] On 29 December 2015, he scored his first Top 10 World Cup result in the Santa Caterina Downhill, finishing in 10th place.

Sander won the silver medal in the downhill at the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo. His first World Cup podium came in March 2023 with a runner-up finish in the super-G at Aspen.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
2011	21	161	—	—	—	59	—	—
2012	22	80	—	—	46	35	32
2013	23	120	—	—	52	49	29
2015	25	93	—	—	43	37	—
2016	26	31	—	—	15	25	25
2017	27	35	—	—	12	22	—
2018	28	27	—	—	11	13	—
2019	29	93	—	—	24	47	—
2020	30	37	—	—	13	30	—	—
2021	31	20	—	—	6	10	—	—
2022	32	46	—	—	12	33		—
2023	33	15	—	—	4	16		—

Top five results

• 0 wins
• 2 podiums (1 SG, 1 DH); 8 top fives (6 SG, 2 DH); 33 top tens

Season
	Date	Location	Discipline	Rank
2017	16 December 2016	Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G	5th
2021	18 December 2020	Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G	5th
	22 January 2021	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	5th
2022	2 December 2021	Beaver Creek, USA	Super-G	4th
2023	27 November 2022	Lake Louise, Canada	Super-G	5th
	29 January 2023	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Super-G	4th
	5 March 2023	Aspen, USA	Super-G	2nd
	15 March 2023	Soldeu, Andorra	Downhill	3rd

World Championship results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2011	21	—	—	21	DNF	—
2015	25	—	—	23	17	23
2017	27	—	—	7	8	23
2021	31	—	—	9	2	—
2023	33	—	—	9	29	DNS2

Olympic Games results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2018	29	—	—	10	8	DNF
2022	33	—	—	8	17	—

References

1. "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Super-G". 9 February 2011.
2. "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Downhill". 12 February 2011.
3. "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Super-G". 5 February 2015.
4. "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Downhill". 7 February 2015.
5. "FIS World Ski Championships – Men's Alpine combined". 8 February 2015.

External links

• Andreas Sander at FIS (alpine) 
• Andreas Sander at Olympics.com 
• Andreas Sander at Olympedia 
• Andreas Sander at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German) 
• Andreas Sander at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database