Hanni Wenzel
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined |
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| Born | December 14, 1956 Straubing, West Germany |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 1, 1972 (age 15) |
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| Retired | March 1984 - (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 - (1976-84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 - (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 - (1974-82) includes two Olympics |
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| Medals | 9 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 - (1972-84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 - (1978, '80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 - (2 GS, 1 SL, 2 K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel[1] (born December 14, 1956) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[2][3]
Born in West Germany, Hanni moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her younger brother Andreas began to get successful in skiing - Hanni won the gold medal in slalom at the 1974 World Championships - the family was granted Liechtenstein citizenship. In 1976, she won the country's first Olympic medal by taking a bronze in the giant slalom at Innsbruck.
After winning the 1978 World Cup overall title, Wenzel's best year came in 1980. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, she won gold medals in the slalom and giant slalom, and just missed out on a sweep by taking the silver in the downhill. She also won the combined event in Lake Placid, although it had World Championship status, not Olympic status. At the same Olympics, her brother also won a silver medal, placing Liechtenstein high in the medal ranking of the games. In addition to her Olympic success, she won nine World Cup races in 1980 and captured the overall, giant slalom, and combined season titles. Her brother Andreas won the overall men's title.
Hanni Wenzel retired following the 1984 season with two Olympic titles, four World titles, two overall World Cups, three discipline World Cups plus three combined titles, and 33 World Cup victories. (Through 1980, the Olympics were also the World Championships.)
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World cup results [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1972 | 15 | 40 | — | 27 | not run |
— | not awarded |
| 1973 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1974 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1975 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1976 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | |
| 1977 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | not awarded |
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| 1978 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 1979 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1980 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 14 | — | — | |
| 1983 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 5 | not awarded |
— | 1 |
| 1984 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Season titles [edit]
7 titles - (2 overall, 2 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 2 combined)
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1974 | Giant Slalom |
| 1978 | Overall |
| Slalom | |
| 1980 | Overall |
| Giant Slalom | |
| Combined | |
| 1983 | Combined |
Individual races [edit]
- 33 wins
- 89 podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 1974 | 19 Dec 1973 | Giant Slalom | |
| 1975 | 21 Feb 1975 | Slalom | |
| 14 Mar 1975 | Slalom | ||
| 1977 | 19 Jan 1977 | Combined | |
| 1978 | 15 Dec 1977 | Giant Slalom | |
| 10 Jan 1978 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 22 Jan 1978 | Slalom | ||
| 24 Jan 1978 | Slalom | ||
| 25 Jan 1978 | Slalom | ||
| 2 Mar 1978 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 1979 | 12 Dec 1978 | Giant Slalom | |
| 3 Feb 1979 | Slalom | ||
| 4 Feb 1979 | Combined | ||
| 8 Feb 1979 | Slalom | ||
| 1980 | 8 Dec 1979 | Giant Slalom | |
| 14 Dec 1979 | Combined | ||
| 10 Jan 1980 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 16 Jan 1980 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 21 Jan 1980 | Slalom | ||
| Combined | |||
| 23 Jan 1980 | Slalom | ||
| 26 Jan 1980 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 25 Feb 1980 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 1981 | 27 Jan 1981 | Combined | |
| 8 Feb 1981 | Combined | ||
| 1982 | 12 Dec 1981 | Combined | |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 1983 | 30 Jan 1983 | Combined | |
| 1984 | 21 Dec 1983 | Downhill | |
| 22 Dec 1983 | Giant Slalom | ||
| 14 Jan 1984 | Downhill | ||
| 15 Jan 1984 | Combined | ||
| 20 Mar 1984 | Slalom | ||
Post-racing [edit]
Later, she married Austrian ski racer (and World Champion) Harti Weirather and started a marketing agency with him. Their daughter Tina Weirather is a World Junior Champion and currently competes in the World Cup [4] but withdrew from the 2010 Olympics due to an injury.[1] She finished second in the World Cup downhill standings for the 2012 season.
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Hanni Wenzel at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Hanni Wenzel
- Ski-db.com - results - Hanni Wenzel
- Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - Hanni Wenzel
- wwp-group.com - Weirather-Wenzel & Partner GmbH - (German)
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| Preceded by Marita Koch |
United Press International Athlete of the Year 1980 |
Succeeded by Chris Evert Lloyd |
- 1956 births
- Living people
- German female alpine skiers
- Sportspeople from Bavaria
- Liechtenstein alpine skiers
- Olympic gold medalists for Liechtenstein
- Olympic silver medalists for Liechtenstein
- Olympic bronze medalists for Liechtenstein
- Olympic alpine skiers of Liechtenstein
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- People from Straubing
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- German emigrants to Liechtenstein