Hanni Wenzel

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Hanni Wenzel
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Giant Slalom, Slalom,
Combined
Born (1956-12-14) December 14, 1956 (age 56)
Straubing, West Germany
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup debut March 1, 1972
(age 15)
Retired March 1984 - (age 27)
Olympics
Teams 3 - (1976-84)
Medals 4 - (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams 5 - (1974-82)
includes two Olympics
Medals 9 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13 - (1972-84)
Wins 33
Podiums 89
Overall titles 2 - (1978, '80)
Discipline titles 5 - (2 GS, 1 SL, 2 K)
Medal record
Women’s Alpine skiing
Competitor for  Liechtenstein
Olympic Games
Women’s Alpine skiing
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Slalom
Silver 1980 Lake Placid Downhill
Bronze 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Combined
Gold 1974 St. Moritz Slalom
Silver 1978 Garmisch Combined
Silver 1974 St. Moritz Combined
Bronze 1976 Innsbruck Combined

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.)

Contents

World cup results [edit]

Season standings [edit]

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
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
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
1974 Giant Slalom
1978 Overall
Slalom
1980 Overall
Giant Slalom
Combined
1983 Combined

Individual races [edit]

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

  1. ^ a b Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games Photos, Videos, & News
  2. ^ Steamboat Today: Olympic history: Winter games in the 1980s
  3. ^ Hanni Wenzel - The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
  4. ^ Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Competitor as legend

External links [edit]
Preceded by
Marita Koch		 United Press International
Athlete of the Year
1980		 Succeeded by
Chris Evert Lloyd
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