Josef Ferstl Sr., known as Sepp Ferstl, (born 6 April 1954) is a retired

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alpine ski racer who won the Hahnenkamm, the world's most prestigious downhill race, in consecutive years He made his World Cup debut at the race in 1974 at age 19, and won a silver medal at the

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in 1978 in the combined.

Biography

Born in

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, he competed for

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at the

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and 1980, and is the father of German alpine racer

World Cup results

Season standings

: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)

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the

were also the

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

References

External links

* * 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 people {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub