{{Short description|German alpine skier (born 1957)}} {{Infobox skier | name = Christa Zechmeister | image = | fullname = Christa Zechmeister | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Berchtesgaden, West Germany | seasons = 8 - (1972-80) | wins = 7 | totalpodiums = 14 | updated = 2013-12-07 | medaltemplates = }} '''Christa Zechmeister''' (born 4 December 1957 in Berchtesgaden) is a German former alpine skier and the youngest person ever to win a World Cup race, as well as the youngest to stand on the podium.<ref name=ski-db>{{cite web|last=Pacor|first=Matteo|title=Women's World Cup: Youngest on the Podium|url=http://www.ski-db.com/db/stats/f_wcyoungest_podium.asp|work=Ski-DB|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> A slalom specialist, she won seven World Cup races, taking the slalom title for the 1973-74 World Cup season.<ref name=ski-db2>{{cite web|last=Pacor|first=Matteo|title=www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/christa_zechmeister_ger_wzchch.asp|url=http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/christa_zechmeister_ger_wzchch.asp|work=Ski-DB|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>
==World Cup career== Zechmeister made her World Cup debut in the 1972-73 season, scoring her first podium finish at Heavenly Valley, California on 22 March 1973 at the age of 15 years, 3 months, 18 days. The following season, she won the opening slalom race, held at Val d'Isere on 8 December 1973 — four days after her 16th birthday. Zechmeister was dominant that season, winning four slalom races en route to the discipline title.<ref name=ski-db2 />
==Major championships== Zechmeister competed in two World Championships (1974 and 1978) and one Winter Olympic Games (1976). Her best result was a 7th-place finish in the slalom at Innsbruck in 1976.<ref name=ski-db2 />
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ze/christa-zechmeister-1.html sports-reference.com]
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