Anna Kiesenhofer is the only Olympic Cycling gold medalist in Tokyo 2020 road race, and a post-doctoral degree student in mathematics just at the age of 30.
Vincent Kriechmayr, a two-time Alpine Ski World Champion of Cortina d ́Ampezzo (Downhill and Super-G), and nine-time World Cup race gold medalist all in all.
Podium stars. While Austria's only Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Anna triumphed the Award ahead of Lisa Hauser (biathlon) who came in second place and Katharina Liensberger (alpine skiing) who came in third place. Meanwhile in the men's Award Kriechmayr triumphed first place, ahead of Lukas Weißhaidinger, the first Austrian to win an athletics Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 with his Men's discus throw bronze. The third was climbing world champion, Jakob Schubert.
The awards took place in front of 900 guests at the Lotterien-Sporthilfe-Gala, which was attended by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, in the Vienna Konzerthaus. to celebrate 50 years of sports accomplishment.
An emotional climax soaked Hermann Maier, the winner of "Golden Moments" athlete Award in the last 50 years when he was invited to the stage with massive standing ovations, the "Herminator", as we call him, was one of the greatest athletes in history, as he and many others are proof that even a small country like Austria can be very successful in global sport.
The top 3 of the Austrian athletes’ poll in 2021
Women: Lisa Hauser (biathlon), Anna Kiesenhofer (cycling), Katharina Liensberger (alpine skiing).
Men: Vincent Kriechmayr (alpine skiing), Jakob Schubert (climbing), Lukas Weißhaidinger (athletics / discus).
Team: Johannes Lamparter / Lukas Greiderer (Nordic Combined), Austrian Ski Jumping Team women (Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Sophie Sorschag, Chiara Hölzl, Marita Kramer), Red Bull Salzburg (soccer).
Disabled athletes: Carina Edlinger (cross-country skiing), Janina Falk (swimming), Natalija Eder (athletics/javelin).
Disabled athletes: Walter Ablinger (handbike), Pepo Puch (equestrian sport), Thomas Frühwirth (handbike).
Special Olympics Sportlerin: Sarah-Maria Baumegger (swimming), Sarah Mühlbacher (dancing), Johanna Pramstaller (golf).
Special Olympics Sportler: Alexander Flechl (Golf), Joachim Lampel (Dancing), Jürgen Trummer (Stocksport).
