Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012.^[1] He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

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Klaus Kröll

Kröll in March 2008
Personal information
Born	(1980-04-24) 24 April 1980 (age 44) Öblarn, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G
Club	Sport Union Öblarn
World Cup debut	8 January 2000 (age 19)
Website	klaus-kroell.at
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	3 – (2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	16 – (2002–17)
Wins	6 – (4 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums	24 – (21 DH, 3 SG)
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 2012)
Discipline titles	1 – (DH, 2012)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Austria Junior World Ski Championships 1999 Pra Loup Downhill 2000 Mont-Sainte-Anne Super-G 2000 Mont-Sainte-Anne Downhill

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Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.

Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.^[1]