Patrick Küng

Patrick Küng (born 11 January 1984)^[1] is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialised in the speed events of Downhill and Super G and made his World Cup debut at Wengen in 2009.

Born (1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 42)

Mühlehorn, Glarus, Switzerland

Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Websitepatrickkueng.ch

SportAlpine skiing

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Patrick Küng

Personal information
Born	(1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 42) Mühlehorn, Glarus, Switzerland
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Website	patrickkueng.ch
Skiing career
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	Mürtschen Kerenzerberg
Disciplines	Downhill, Super G
World Cup debut	16 January 2009 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams	1 – (2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	2 – (2013, 2015)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	10 – (2009–2017)
Wins	2 – (1 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums	5 – (3 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles	0 – (10th in 2014)
Discipline titles	0 – (3rd in SG in 2014)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Switzerland World Championships 2015 Beaver Creek Downhill

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Küng represented Switzerland at the World Championships in 2013 in Schladming, Austria. After placing 18th in the Super G, he produced his best run of the 2013 season in the downhill, finishing in 7th position.

Küng's first World Cup win came in Super G in December 2013, at Beaver Creek, USA.^[2] His second came a month later at the downhill in Wengen, Switzerland.^[3] Through January 2015, he has two World Cup wins and five podiums.

Küng won the gold medal in downhill at the 2015 World Championships at Beaver Creek.

At the Kitzbühel World Cup meeting in January 2019, Küng announced his immediate retirement from competition, citing a lack of willingness to take the necessary risks following a crash in Wengen which left him concussed.^[4]