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| Olympic medal record | ||
| Women's Alpine skiing | ||
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| Gold | 1992 Albertville | Slalom |
| Gold | 1992 Albertville | Alpine combined |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Saalbach | Downhill |
Petra Kronberger (born February 21, 1969, in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines. She debuted in the World Cup in 1987, and achieved her first win in a downhill competition in 1990.
In 1990 Kronberger won the World Cup overall, the first non-Swiss winner since 1984, and the first Austrian winner since Annemarie Moser-Pröll in 1979. She won the overall title also in the following two seasons. Petra Kronberger is one of the few athletes who has won world cup competitions in all five disciplines. She retired as alpine skier in December 1992. At the time of her retirement, she was still only 23 years old.
World Cup victories
Overall
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Overall |
| 1991 | Overall |
| 1991 | Slalom |
| 1992 | Overall |
Individual races
| Date | Location | Race |
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| December 16, 1989 |  Panorama |
Downhill |
| December 17, 1989 | Panorama Ski Resort |
Downhill |
| January 8, 1990 |  Hinterstoder |
Giant Slalom |
| January 14, 1990 | Haus |
Combined |
| January 28, 1990 |  Santa Caterina di Valfurva |
Giant Slalom |
| March 13, 1990 |  Vemdalen |
Slalom |
| December 1, 1990 | Valzoldana |
Giant Slalom |
| 2 December 1990 | Valzoldana |
Slalom |
| 9 December 1990 | Altenmarkt |
Super-G |
| 21 December 1990 |  Morzine |
Downhill |
| 7 January 1991 | Bad Kleinkirchheim |
Combined |
| 13 January 1991 |  Kranjska Gora |
Slalom |
| 18 January 1991 | Méribel |
Downhill |
| 19 January 1991 | Méribel |
Super-G |
| 21 December 1991 | Serre-Chevalier |
Downhill |
| 14 March 1992 | Panorama |
Downhill |
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| Preceded by Ulrike Maier |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 1990 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Anita Wachter |
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