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.

Sepp Ferstl
Personal information
Born (1954-04-06) 6 April 1954 (age 70)
Vogling-Siegsdorf, Traunstein, Bavaria, West Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Combined
ClubSC Hammer
World Cup debut26 January 1974 (age 19)
RetiredMarch 1980 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (19741980)
includes two Olympics
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (19741980)
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  West Germany
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 2 2 0
Combined 1 0 1
Total 3 2 1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Garmisch-Partenkrchen Combined

Biography

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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

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Season standings

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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

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  • 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

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  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

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

References

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  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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