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Encyclopedia > Hanni Wenzel
Olympic medal record
Women’s Alpine skiing
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Slalom
Silver 1980 Lake Placid Downhill
Bronze 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom

Hanni Wenzel (born in Straubing, Germany on December 14, 1956) is a former alpine skier from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck (Austria). Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch and Partenkirchen, Germany. ... The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ... The 1980 Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing results // Mens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Womens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Categories: | ... The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ... The 1980 Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing results // Mens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Womens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Categories: | ... The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ... The 1980 Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing results // Mens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Womens events Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Categories: | ... The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... At the 1976 Winter Olympics, six Alpine Skiing events were contested. ... Straubing is an independent city in Niederbayern. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ...


Born in Germany, Hanni moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her brother Andreas began to get successful in skiing - Hanni became the 1974 slalom World Champion - the family was granted Liechtenstein citizenship. In 1976, she won the country's first Olympic medals by taking two bronzes from Innsbruck (Austria). Andreas Wenzel (born March 18, 1958 in Planken). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ...


After winning the 1978 overall World Cup, Wenzel's best year came in 1980. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York she won the Olympic titles on the slalom and giant slalom, and just missed out on a third gold by taking the silver in the downhill. She also won the combined event in Lake Placid, although it had World Championship status, not Olympic status. At the same Olympics, her brother also won a silver medal, placing Liechtenstein high in the medal ranking of the games. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ... Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...


Wenzel retired in 1985 - with two Olympic titles, two World titles, two overall World Cups, three discipline World Cups and 33 World Cup victories on her victory list. Later, she married Austrian World Champion Harti Weirather and started a marketing agency with him. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hartman Harti Weirather (born 25 January 1958 in Reutte) is a former Austrian skier. ...


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Hanni Wenzel - MSN Encarta (202 words)
Hanni Wenzel, born in 1956, Alpine skier from Liechtenstein, a two-time overall World Cup champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Wenzel was born in Straubing, West Germany, but in 1974 she became a citizen of Liechtenstein.
She won the overall World Cup Alpine title for the 1977-78 season and repeated her success in the 1979-80 season.
Hanni Wenzel Biography - Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments, Further Information (806 words)
When Wenzel was 20 years old, in 1976, she took home the bronze medal for the slalom in the Winter Olympic Games, held in Innsbruck, Austria.
As Wenzel began her gold medal-winning run on the giant slalom, the bars of Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital city, were packed with citizens watching the event on television.
As soon as Wenzel completed the second run of the giant slalom and it was clear that she had won Liechtenstein's first Olympic gold medal, the streets of Vaduz erupted in raucous celebration.
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