Sepp Ferstl
Josef Ferstl Sr., known as Sepp Ferstl, (born 6 April 1954) is a retired German World Cup alpine ski racer who won the Hahnenkamm, the world's most prestigious downhill race, in consecutive years (1978, 1979).[1] He made his World Cup debut at the race in 1974 at age 19, and won a silver medal at the World Championships in 1978 in the combined. BiographyBorn in Traunstein, Bavaria, he competed for West Germany at the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980, and is the father of German alpine racer Josef Ferstl Jr.[2][3] World Cup resultsSeason standings
Race podiums
World championship results
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. Olympic results |
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 20 | 28 | not run |
17 | not run |
| 1980 | 25 | 25 | 34 | — |
References
- ^ "Sports Scoreboard: World Cup at Kitzbuehel, Austria". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 21 January 1979. p. 8C.
- ^ "Josef Ferstl claims his maiden win in Val Gardena SG". FIS-ski.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Ferstl is first German skier to win super-G in Kitzbuehel". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
- Sepp Ferstl at FIS (alpine)
- Sepp Ferstl at Olympedia
- Sepp Ferstl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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