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Hani 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).
Born in Germany, Hani moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her brother Andreas began to get successful in skiing - Hani 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.
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.
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. Their daughter Tina Weirather is a World Junior Champion and currently competes in the World Cup.
[edit] World cup victories
[edit] Overall
[edit] Individual races
| Date |
Location |
Race |
| 19 December 1973 |
 Zell am See |
Giant Slalom |
| February 21, 1975 |
 Naeba |
Slalom |
| March 14, 1975 |
 Sun Valley |
Slalom |
| January 19, 1977 |
Schruns |
Combined |
| December 15, 1977 |
 Madonna di Campiglio |
Giant Slalom |
| January 10, 1978 |
 Les Mosses |
Giant Slalom |
| January 22, 1978 |
 Maribor |
Slalom |
| January 24, 1978 |
 Berchtesgaden |
Slalom |
| January 25, 1978 |
Berchtesgaden |
Slalom |
| March 2, 1978 |
Stratton Mountain |
Giant Slalom |
| December 12, 1978 |
Piancavallo |
Giant Slalom |
| February 3, 1979 |
Pfronten |
Slalom |
| February 4, 1979 |
Pfronten |
Combined |
| February 8, 1979 |
Maribor |
Slalom |
| December 8, 1979 |
Limone Piemonte |
Giant Slalom |
| December 15, 1979 |
Berchtesgaden |
Giant Slalom |
| December 15, 1979 |
Limone Piemonte |
Combined |
| January 13, 1980 |
Arosa |
Giant Slalom |
| January 20, 1980 |
Bad Gastein |
Slalom |
| January 20, 1980 |
Bad Gastein |
Combined |
| January 22, 1980 |
Maribor |
Slalom |
| January 26, 1980 |
 Saint-Gervais |
Giant Slalom |
| February 25, 1980 |
Waterville Valley |
Giant Slalom |
| January 27, 1981 |
Les Gets |
Combined |
| February 8, 1981 |
Zwiesel |
Combined |
| December 12, 1981 |
Piancavallo |
Combined |
| March 18, 1981 |
Furano |
Giant Slalom |
| January 30, 1983 |
Les Diablerets |
Combined |
| December 21, 1983 |
Haus im Ennstal |
Downhill |
| December 22, 1983 |
Haus im Ennstal |
Giant Slalom |
| January 14, 1984 |
Bad Gastein |
Downhill |
| January 15, 1984 |
Bad Gastein |
Combined |
| March 20, 1984 |
Zwiesel |
Slalom |
