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Norbert Farkas (alpine skier)

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Website
  
Official website

Height
  
1.78 m

Role
  
Alpine skier


Name
  
Norbert Farkas

Teams
  
Hungary

Weight
  
70 kg

Norbert Farkas (alpine skier) sielokhuafotokmagyarsiversenyzokschladming20

Born
  
7 April 1992 (age 32) Budapest, Hungary (
1992-04-07
)

World Cup debut
  
24 Januar 2012 (age 19)

Disciplines
  
Slalom skiing, Giant slalom

Norbert farkas in garmish partenkirchen 2011


Norbert Farkas (born April 7, 1992 in Budapest) 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. He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013. Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther.

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2007/2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)
  • 125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)
  • 2011/2012

  • 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

  • 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
  • XXII Olympic Winter Games (Sochi)

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

  • Giant slalom
  • BIB: 79
  • Run 1 rank: 55
  • Run 2 rank: 50
  • Final Rank: 50
  • Slalom
  • BIB: 94
  • Run 1 rank: 58
  • Run 2 rank: DNF
  • References

    Norbert Farkas (alpine skier) Wikipedia