Paul Frommelt (born 9 August 1957) is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein and young brother of Willi Frommelt.[1]

Paul Frommelt
Frommelt in 1980
Personal information
Born (1957-08-09) 9 August 1957 (age 67)
Schaan, Liechtenstein
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1983
Retired1990
Olympics
Teams4
Medals1
World Championships
Teams5
Medals1
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins4
Podiums25
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 4 8 13
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 0 1
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 0 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Slalom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Slalom

Career

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In the 1970s and 1980s he belonged to the Liechtenstein skiing team together with the siblings Andreas Wenzel and Hanni Wenzel. He was a slalom specialist and he won four slalom competitions in the World Cup. He also came third at the 1978 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary he won a bronze medal in the slalom competition.[2]

Up to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Liechtenstein has won nine medals in its history of competition in the Winter Olympics, with eight of these medals achieved by two sets of siblings – Paul and his brother Willi (bronze in the slalom race in the 1976 Winter Olympics) are responsible for two medals, while Hanni Wenzel (2 gold-medals and a silver-medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics and a bronze-medal in the 1976 Winter Olympics) and her brother Andreas (a silver medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics) are responsible for six more. The ninth one (a bronze in the female Slalom Race in the 1984 Winter Olympics) was won by Ursula Konzett.

World cup victories

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Date Location Race
15 January 1979   Crans-Montana Slalom
13 January 1981   Oberstaufen Slalom
19 January 1986   Kitzbühel Slalom
26 March 1988   Saalbach Slalom

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Frommelt profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Frommelt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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