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Norbert Farkas (alpine skier)

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Norbert Farkas
Personal information
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, Super Combined
World Cup debut24 Januar 2012 (age 19)
WebsiteOfficial website
Olympics
Teams Hungary

Norbert Farkas (born 7 April 1992[1] in Budapest[2]) is an alpine skier from Hungary. He competed for Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member of Felix Promotion sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three.[3] He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics[4] and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013.[5] Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther.[6]

FIS World Ski Championship participation

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Race date Place Country Category Discipline Position Points
15.02.2013 Schladming  Austria FIS World Ski Championships Giant slalom 47 111.28
18.02.2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen  Germany FIS World Ski Championships Giant slalom 63
13.02.2009 Val-d'Isère  France FIS World Ski Championships Giant slalom BDNF1

Competitive History (Notable results)

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2007/2008

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  • Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 47th place (the best Hungarian)
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 93.30 point in Slalom – (5th best Hungarian)
    • 93.95 point in giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)
    • 115.21 point in Super Giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)

2008/2009

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  • FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Slalom: 53rd place, 2nd place in Junior I. category
  • European Youth Olympic Festival (Szczyrk), Slalom: 34th place (the best Hungarian)
  • FIS World Ski Championship (Val d’Isére): qualification races
  • Hungarian University Race, giant slalom : 41st place (2nd best Hungarian)
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 76.79 point in Slalom (4th best Hungarian)
    • 79.65 point in giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
    • 123.60 point in Super Giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)

2009/2010

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  • Member of the Hungarian Qualification Team for XXI. Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver)
  • FIS Junior World Ski Championship, Slalom: 41st place (the best Hungarian)
  • Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 2 gold medals
  • Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 33rd place (the best Hungarian)
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 62.01 point in Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
    • 74.20 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
    • 88.68 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)

2010/2011

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  • FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Crans Montana), giant slalom: 63rd place (the best Hungarian)
  • FIS World Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), giant slalom: qualified as 39th (the best Hungarian); race place: 63rd
  • Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: gold and silver medals
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 59.92 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
    • 66.19 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
    • 99.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
      Norbert Farkas alpine skier, curtsey of Adeloss Photography
    • 125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)

2011/2012

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  • FIS World Cup (Schladming)
  • Serbian International Competition (FIS Race ), giant slalom: 2nd place
  • Hungarian National Championship: 1st in giant slalom, Slalom and Combination
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 52.32 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
    • 61.78 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
    • 97.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)

2012/2013

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  • Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: 1st place
  • Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
  • Junior Hungarian Championship, Slalom: 1st place
  • Junior Hungarian Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
  • FIS points at the end of the season:
    • 44.74 point in Slalom
    • 49.72 point in giant slalom
    • 112.22 point in Super Giant slalom

Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

  • Giant slalom[7]
    • BIB: 79
    • Run 1 rank: 55
    • Run 2 rank: 50
    • Final Rank: 50
  • Slalom[8]
    • BIB: 94
    • Run 1 rank: 58
    • Run 2 rank: DNF

References

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  1. ^ FIS Biography
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. ^ "Téli olimpia, pálmafákkal – mit hozhat Szocsi?". Nlcafe.hu. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Harcban saját kvótáért". Utanpotlassport.hu. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Cseh László: "Nagyon sokat kaptam a BME-től, szeretnék visszaadni valamennyit."". BME.hu. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Farkas Norbert". MOB.hu. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games official result men's Giant Slalom" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  8. ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games official result men's Slalom" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

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