Hanni Wenzel

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Hanni Wenzel
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Giant Slalom, Slalom,
Combined
Born December 14, 1956 (1956-12-14) (age 55)
Straubing, West Germany
World Cup debut March 1, 1972
(age 15)
Retired March 1985
Olympics
Teams 3
Medals 4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams 6
includes two Olympics
Medals 9 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 14
Wins 33
Podiums 89
Overall titles 2
Discipline titles 5

Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel[1] (born in Straubing, West Germany on 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 1985 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.)

Contents

[edit] World cup victories

[edit] Season titles

8 titles - (2 overall, 2 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 3 combined)

Season Discipline
1974 Giant Slalom
1977 Combined
1978 Overall
Slalom
1980 Overall
Giant Slalom
Combined
1983 Combined

[edit] Individual races

Season Date Location Race
1974 19 December 1973 Austria Zell am See, Austria Giant Slalom
1975 February 21, 1975 Japan Naeba, Japan Slalom
March 14, 1975 United States Sun Valley, USA Slalom
1977 January 19, 1977 Austria Schruns, Austria Combined
1978 December 15, 1977 Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Giant Slalom
January 10, 1978 Switzerland Les Mosses, Switzerland Giant Slalom
January 22, 1978 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom
January 24, 1978 West Germany Berchtesgaden, West Germany Slalom
January 25, 1978 Slalom
March 2, 1978 United States Stratton Mountain, USA Giant Slalom
1979 December 12, 1978 Italy Piancavallo, Italy Giant Slalom
February 3, 1979 West Germany Pfronten, West Germany Slalom
February 4, 1979 Combined
February 8, 1979 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom
1980 December 8, 1979 Italy Limone Piemonte, Italy Giant Slalom
December 14, 1979 Combined
January 10, 1980 West Germany Berchtesgaden, West Germany Giant Slalom
January 16, 1980 Switzerland Arosa, Switzerland Giant Slalom
January 21, 1980 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Slalom
Combined
January 23, 1980 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom
January 26, 1980 France Saint-Gervais, France Giant Slalom
United States 1980 Winter Olympics
February 25, 1980 United States Waterville Valley, USA Giant Slalom
1981 January 27, 1981 France Les Gets, France Combined
February 8, 1981 West Germany Zwiesel, West Germany Combined
1982 December 12, 1981 Italy Piancavallo, Italy Combined
March 18, 1982 Japan Furano, Japan Giant Slalom
1983 January 30, 1983 Switzerland Les Diablerets, Switzerland Combined
1984 December 21, 1983 Austria Haus im Ennstal, Austria Downhill
December 22, 1983 Giant Slalom
January 14, 1984 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Downhill
January 15, 1984 Combined
March 20, 1984 West Germany Zwiesel, West Germany Slalom

[edit] Post-racing

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 Olympics in 2010 due to a recent injury.[1]

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Preceded by
Marita Koch
United Press International
Athlete of the Year

1980
Succeeded by
Chris Evert Lloyd
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