Sonja Nef

Sonja Nef
 Alpine skier 
Disciplines Giant Slalom, Slalom
Club SC Grub-Eggersriet
Born (1972-04-19) 19 April 1972
Heiden, Switzerland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in)
World Cup debut 20 March 1993 (age 20)
Retired 21 February 2006 (age 33)
Olympics
Teams 2 – (1998, 2002)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 6 – (19962005)
Medals 1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 12 – (19952006)
Wins 15 – (13 GS, 2 SL)
Podiums 32 – (24 GS, 8 SL)
Overall titles 0 – (3rd in 2002)
Discipline titles 2 – (GS: 2001, 2002)

Sonja Nef (born 19 April 1972 in Heiden) is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in Giant Slalom in 2001. She won the 2001 and 2002 World Cup in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished third in Giant Slalom.

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2001Giant Slalom
2002Giant Slalom

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1995 22 48   15    
1996 23 15 11 5    
1997 24 23 20 13    
1998 25 16 26 4    
1999 26 15 21 4    
2000 27 6 14 2    
2001 28 4 2 1   
2002 29 3 4 1    
2003 30 13 14 5    
2004 31 29 19 16    
2005 32 24 14 17    
2006 33 82 38 38    

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
1996 6 Jan 1996 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant Slalom 2nd
26 Jan 1996 Italy Sestriere, Italy Slalom1st
1997 26 Jan 1997 Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Giant Slalom 3rd
1998 28 Jan 1998 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant Slalom 2nd
1999 02 Jan 1999 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant Slalom 2nd
24 Feb 1999 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant Slalom 3rd
2000 31 Oct 1999 France Tignes, France Giant Slalom 1st
5 Jan 2000 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant Slalom 2nd
17 Feb 2000 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant Slalom 1st
11 Mar 2000 Italy Sestriere, Italy Giant Slalom 1st
2001 16 Nov 2000 United States Park City, USA Giant Slalom 1st
9 Dec 2000 Italy Sestriere, Italy Giant Slalom 3rd
19 Dec 2000 Italy Sestriere, Italy Giant Slalom 1st
28 Dec 2000 Austria Semmering, Austria Slalom 2nd
30 Dec 2000 Giant Slalom 1st
6 Jan 2001 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant Slalom 1st
21 Jan 2001 Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Giant Slalom 1st
26 Jan 2001 Germany Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 3rd
10 Mar 2001 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 1st
11 Mar 2001 Giant Slalom 1st
2002 27 Oct 2001 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant Slalom 2nd
21 Nov 2001 United States Copper Mountain, USA Giant Slalom 3rd
9 Dec 2001 Italy Sestriere, Italy Slalom 3rd
16 Dec 2001 France Val-d’Isère, France Giant Slalom 1st
4 Jan 2002 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant Slalom 1st
6 Jan 2002 Slalom 3rd
13 Jan 2002 Austria Saalbach, Austria Slalom 2nd
31 Feb 2002 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant Slalom 3rd
9 Mar 2002 Austria Altenmarkt, Austria Giant Slalom 1st
2003 12 Dec 2002 France Val-d’Isère, France Giant Slalom 2nd
4 Jan 2003 Italy Bormio, Italy Giant Slalom 1st
2004 29 Nov 2003 United States Park City, USA Slalom 2nd

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1998 25 DNF1 DNF1
2002 29 DNF2 3

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1996 23 DNF1 DNF2
1997 24 DNF1 8
1999 26 DNF2 11
2001 28 7 1
2003 30 6 8
2005 32 DNF1 DNF2


Awards
Preceded by
Switzerland Brigitte McMahon
Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
2001
Succeeded by
Switzerland Natascha Badmann
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