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| Born | (1954-04-06) 6 April 1954 (age 70) Vogling-Siegsdorf, Traunstein, Bavaria, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Hammer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 26 January 1974 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1980 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1976, 1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (1974–1980) includes two Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (1974–1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 K) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 – (4 DH, 2 K) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1977) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). 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.
World Cup results
Season standings
| 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
| 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
| 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 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 20 | 28 | not run |
17 | not run |
| 1980 | 25 | 25 | 34 | — |
References
- "Sports Scoreboard: World Cup at Kitzbuehel, Austria". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 21 January 1979. p. 8C.
- "Josef Ferstl claims his maiden win in Val Gardena SG". FIS-ski.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Ferstl is first German skier to win super-G in Kitzbuehel". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
- Sepp Ferstl at FIS (alpine)
- Sepp Ferstl at Olympedia
- Sepp Ferstl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- German male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for West Germany
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- People from Traunstein (district)
- Skiers from Upper Bavaria
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- German alpine skiing biography stubs