Ortlieb, Patrick#

Ortlieb, Patrick, b. Bregenz (Vorarlberg), May 20, 1967, racing skier and politician (Freedom Party, FPOe). From 1989 participated in the World Cup; won the gold medal in downhill skiing at the Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992; world champion in downhill in Sierra Nevada in 1996. 1999 withdrew from active sports after a bad fall in Kitzbuehel; since 1999 member of the Nationalrat.