Sepp Ferstl

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Sepp Ferstl
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Born (1954-04-06) 6 April 1954 (age 69)
Vogling-Siegsdorf, Traunstein, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Combined
ClubSC Hammer
World Cup debut26 January 1974 (age 19)
RetiredMarch 1980 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (1974–1980)
includes two Olympics
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (1974–1980)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 K)
Podiums6 – (4 DH, 2 K)
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1977)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in DH, 1978)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Downhill220
Combined101
Total321
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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

SeasonAgeOverall Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super GDownhillCombined
1974 1949——not
run		21not
awarded
1975 2041———
1976 2138——219
1977 2211——6not
awarded
1978 2314——5
1979 2427——8
1980 2537——2015
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1977 22 January 1977  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 2nd
23 January 1977 Combined 3rd
18 February 1977  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Laax, SwitzerlandCombined1st
Downhill2nd
1978 21 January 1978 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill1st
1979 20 January 1979Downhill1st

World championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
1974 19——not
run		11—
1976 21 20 28 17 9
1978 232931 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 Olympic rings.svg

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

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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.
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