Christian Auer

{{Short description|Austrian skeleton racer (born 1966)}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport|Skeleton}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalGold|1991 Igls|Men}} {{MedalSilver|1989 St. Moritz|Men}} {{MedalSilver|1995 Lillehammer|Men}} {{MedalBronze|1992 Calgary|Men}} {{MedalBronze|1996 Calgary|Men}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Christian Auer''' (born 4 April 1966) is an Austrian skeleton racer who competed from the late 1980s to the 2002 Winter Olympics. He won five medals in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1991), two silvers (1989, 1995), and two bronzes (1992, 1996).

Auer also finished 12th in the men's skeleton at Salt Lake City in 2002.

He won the overall men's Skeleton World Cup title five times (1989–90, 1990–1, 1991–2, 1993–4, 1994–5).

Auer became a skeleton coach for the Canadian national team after the 2002 games.

==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080210014410/http://www.todor66.com/olim/2002w/Skeleton_Men.html 2002 men's skeleton results] *[http://www.oeoc.at/main.asp?VID=1&kat1=12&kat2=271&kat3=192&Text=1244&TEID=150 Austrian Olympic Committee profile] {{in lang|de}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050109012831/http://www.sports123.com/ske/mwc.html List of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987.] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111059/http://sports123.com/ske/mw.html Men's skeleton world championship medalists since 1989] *[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/pain-and-kelly-lead-skeleton-championships-1.409210 Skeleton article featuring Auer]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Auer, Christian}} Category:1966 births Category:Austrian male skeleton racers Category:Living people Category:Skeleton racers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic skeleton racers for Austria Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen