Andreas Wenzel

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Andreas Wenzel (born 18 March 1958) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein, active from 1976 to 1988. Born in Planken, he was the overall World Cup champion in 1980, the same season in which his older sister Hanni won the women's overall title. He also won two season titles in the combined event, in 1984 and 1985.

Born (1958-03-18) 18 March 1958 (age 68)
OccupationAlpine skier
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
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Andreas Wenzel
Wenzel in April 2014
Personal information
Born (1958-03-18) 18 March 1958 (age 68)
OccupationAlpine skier
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debut1976 – (age 17)
RetiredMarch 1988 – (age 30)
Olympics
Teams4 – (197688)
Medals2
World Championships
Teams6 – (197687)
includes two Olympics
Medals4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13
Wins14
Podiums48
Overall titles1 – (1980)
Discipline titles2 – (2 K, 1984, 1985)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 4 4 4
Giant slalom 3 3 3
Super-G 1 1 1
Combined 6 13 5
Total 14 21 13
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 Lake PlacidGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place1984 SarajevoGiant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 GarmischCombined
Silver medal – second place1978 GarmischGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place1980 Lake PlacidCombined
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Career

Wenzel competed in four Winter Olympics, and won two Olympic medals and four World Championship medals, including one gold (through 1980, the Olympics doubled as the World Championships).[1] One of the top five-event racers of his era, he finished his World Cup career with 14 victories, 48 podiums, and 122 top ten finishes. [2]

Up to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Liechtenstein has won ten medals in its history of competition in the Winter Olympics, with eight of these medals achieved by two sets of siblings – Andreas and his sister Hanni are responsible for six medals, while brothers Willi and Paul Frommelt are responsible for two more. His niece Tina Weirather won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

World Cup results

Season standings

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SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
197718211611not
run
not
awarded
197819372
1979206157
198021184132
19812271716332
198223513112
1983243312not
awarded
305
198425468371
1985263414351
19862714122222405
198728192819132
198829592119
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Season titles

3 titles – (1 overall, 2 combined)

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SeasonDiscipline
1980Overall
1984Combined
1985Combined
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Individual races

14 wins: 1 super-G, 3 giant slalom, 4 slalom, 6 combined

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SeasonDateLocationRace
197817 Jan 1978Switzerland Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom
6 Mar 1978United States Waterville Valley, USAGiant slalom
198012 Jan 1980West Germany Lenggries, West GermanyCombined
13 Jan 1980Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
8 Mar 1980West Germany Oberstaufen, West GermanyGiant slalom
19814 Jan 1981Switzerland Ebnat-Kappel, SwitzerlandCombined
198323 Feb 1983Sweden Tärnaby, SwedenSlalom
19841 Dec 1983Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kranjska Gora, YugoslaviaSlalom
20 Dec 1983Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalyCombined
15 Jan 1984Switzerland Parpan, SwitzerlandCombined
29 Jan 1984West Germany Garmisch, West GermanySuper-G
198516 Dec 1984Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalyCombined
6 Jan 1985France La Mongie, FranceSlalom
13 Jan 1985Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined
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