Sepp Ferstl
Personal information
Born (1954-04-06) 6 April 1954
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

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.

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
19741949not
run
21not
awarded
19752041
19762138219
197722116not
awarded
197823145
197924278
198025372015
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 K)
  • 6 podiums – (4 DH, 2 K); 24 top tens – (16 DH, 8 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
197722 January 1977 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
23 January 1977Combined3rd
18 February 1977 Switzerland  Laax, SwitzerlandCombined1st
Downhill2nd
197821 January 1978Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill1st
197920 January 1979Downhill1st

World championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
197419not
run
11
1976212028179
197823293142
1980252534

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

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1976212028not
run
17not
run
1980252534

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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