Andreas Wenzel
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Born | Planken,Liechtenstein | 18 March 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill,super-G,giant slalom,slalom,combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1976– (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March1988– (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1976–88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 – (1976–87) includes two Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 – (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 2 – (2K,1984,1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andreas Wenzel(born 18 March 1958) is a formerWorld Cupalpine ski racerfromLiechtenstein,active from1976to1988.Born inPlanken,he was the overall World Cup champion in1980,the same season in which his older sisterHanniwon the women's overall title. He also won two season titles in thecombinedevent, in1984and1985.
Career[edit]
Wenzel competed in fourWinter Olympics,and won twoOlympicmedals and fourWorld Championshipmedals, including one gold (through1980,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 the2018 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 sisterHanniare responsible for six medals, while brothersWilliandPaul Frommeltare responsible for two more. His nieceTina Weiratherwon a bronze medal inSuper-GforLiechtensteinat the2018 Winter OlympicsinPyeongChang.
World Cup results[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1977 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | not run |
— | not awarded |
1978 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | ||
1979 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 7 | — | ||
1980 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 2 | |
1981 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 2 | |
1982 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 11 | — | 2 | |
1983 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 12 | not awarded |
30 | 5 |
1984 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 1 | |
1985 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 1 | |
1986 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 5 |
1987 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 13 | — | 2 |
1988 | 29 | 59 | — | 21 | 19 | — | — |
Season titles[edit]
3 titles – (1 overall, 2combined)
Season | Discipline |
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1980 | Overall |
1984 | Combined |
1985 | Combined |
Individual races[edit]
14 wins: 1super-G,3giant slalom,4slalom,6combined
Season | Date | Location | Race |
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1978 | 17 Jan 1978 | ![]() |
Giant slalom |
6 Mar 1978 | ![]() |
Giant slalom | |
1980 | 12 Jan 1980 | ![]() |
Combined |
13 Jan 1980 | ![]() |
Slalom | |
8 Mar 1980 | ![]() |
Giant slalom | |
1981 | 4 Jan 1981 | ![]() |
Combined |
1983 | 23 Feb 1983 | ![]() |
Slalom |
1984 | 1 Dec 1983 | ![]() |
Slalom |
20 Dec 1983 | ![]() |
Combined | |
15 Jan 1984 | ![]() |
Combined | |
29 Jan 1984 | ![]() |
Super-G | |
1985 | 16 Dec 1984 | ![]() |
Combined |
6 Jan 1985 | ![]() |
Slalom | |
13 Jan 1985 | ![]() |
Combined |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Andi Wenzel".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2016.
Full name: Andreas "Andi" Wenzel
- ^Ski-db.com– Andreas Wenzel – results
External links[edit]
- Andreas WenzelatFIS(alpine)
- Andreas WenzelatOlympics.com
- Andreas WenzelatOlympedia
- Andreas Wenzelat Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Liechtenstein male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Liechtenstein
- Olympic silver medalists for Liechtenstein
- Olympic bronze medalists for Liechtenstein
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions