Josef Stiegler

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Olympic medal record
Men's Alpine Skiing
Gold 1964 Innsbruck Slalom
Silver 1960 Squaw Valley Giant Slalom
Bronze 1964 Innsbruck Giant Slalom

Josef (Pepi) Stiegler (born April 20, 1937) was a member of the Austrian national alpine ski team during the 1960s and one of the world's premier racers. He is the father of U.S. woman alpine skier Resi Stiegler.

In the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, Josef Stiegler won a silver medal in Giant Slalom. At the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, he took the bronze medal in Giant Slalom and the gold in Slalom. Stiegler later made appearances at many ski events in the USA, wrote articles for ski magazines, eventually ending up at Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he reigned for many years as ski school director.



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