Sepp Ferstl

Sepp Ferstl

Personal information
Born	(1954-04-06) 6 April 1954 (age 71) Vogling-Siegsdorf, Traunstein, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Combined
Club	SC Hammer
World Cup debut	26 January 1974 (age 19)
Retired	March 1980 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	4 – (1974–1980) includes two Olympics
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	7 – (1974–1980)
Wins	3 – (2 DH, 1 K)
Podiums	6 – (4 DH, 2 K)
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 1977)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in DH, 1978)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   West Germany World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Downhill 2 2 0 Combined 1 0 1 Total 3 2 1 World Championships 1978 Garmisch-Partenkrchen Combined

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.

Biography

Born 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 results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1974	19	49	—	—	not run	21	not awarded
1975	20	41	—	—		—
1976	21	38	—	—		21	9
1977	22	11	—	—		6	not awarded
1978	23	14	—	—		5
1979	24	27	—	—		8
1980	25	37	—	—		20	15

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

• 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 K)
• 6 podiums – (4 DH, 2 K); 24 top tens – (16 DH, 8 SG)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1977	22 January 1977	Wengen, Switzerland	Downhill	2nd
	23 January 1977		Combined	3rd
	18 February 1977	Laax, Switzerland	Combined	1st
			Downhill	2nd
1978	21 January 1978	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	1st
1979	20 January 1979		Downhill	1st

World championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1974	19	—	—	not run	11	—
1976	21	20	28		17	9
1978	23	29	31		4	2
1980	25	25	34		—	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1976	21	20	28	not run	17	not run
1980	25	25	34		—

References

1. "Sports Scoreboard: World Cup at Kitzbuehel, Austria". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 21 January 1979. p. 8C.
2. "Josef Ferstl claims his maiden win in Val Gardena SG". FIS-ski.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "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