Thomas Dreßen
 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1993 Jülich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Mittenwald | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 February 2015 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2017, 2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2015–2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 – (5 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (7 DH, 3 SG) | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (8th in 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in DH, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Dreßen (born 22 November 1993) is a retired German World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Dreßen made his World Cup debut in February 2015 at the Saalbach downhill. He made his first podium in December 2017 in the downhill at Beaver Creek and his first win came the following month at Kitzbühel.
Career
[edit]Dreßen made his World Cup debut at the Saalbach downhill on 21 February 2015; he finished in 39th place.[1] He scored his first World Cup points in the Lake Louise downhill, finishing in 23rd.[2] In November 2018, Dreßen suffered a season-ending knee injury at Beaver Creek and missed the world championships in February. Exactly a year after his injury, he won the season's first downhill at Lake Louise.
World Cup results
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | 109 | — | — | — | 43 | 30 |
| 2017 | 23 | 68 | — | — | 31 | 25 | 39 |
| 2018 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 25 | 89 | — | — | 34 | 34 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | injured, out for two seasons | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | ||||||
| 2023 | 29 | 83 | — | — | — | 30 | — |
| 2024 | 30 | 101 | — | — | 38 | 50 | |
- Standings through 27 January 2024
Race podiums
[edit]| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 Dec 2017 |  Beaver Creek, USA
|
Downhill | 3rd |
| 20 Jan 2018 |  Kitzbühel, Austria
|
Downhill | 1st | |
| 10 Mar 2018 |  Kvitfjell, Norway
|
Downhill | 1st | |
| 15 Mar 2018 |  Åre, Sweden
|
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 2020 | 30 Nov 2019 |  Lake Louise, Canada
|
Downhill | 1st |
| 20 Dec 2019 |  Val Gardena, Italy
|
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 18 Jan 2020 |  Wengen, Switzerland
|
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 1 Feb 2020 |  Garmisch-Partenkichen, Germany
|
Downhill | 1st | |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria
|
Downhill | 1st | |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | — | — | DNF | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 | — | — | — | 18 | — |
| 2023 | 29 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 28 | Injured, did not compete | ||||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Thomas Dreßen at FIS (alpine)
- Thomas Dreßen at Olympics.com
- Thomas Dreßen at Olympedia
- Thomas Dreßen at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Thomas Dreßen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |