| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined |
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| Born | December 14, 1956 Straubing, West Germany |
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| World Cup debut | March 1, 1972 (age 15) |
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| Retired | March 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 includes two Olympics |
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| Medals | 9 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel[1] (born in Straubing, West Germany on December 14, 1956) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[2][3]
Born in West Germany, Hanni moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her younger brother Andreas began to get successful in skiing - Hanni won the gold medal in slalom at the 1974 World Championships - the family was granted Liechtenstein citizenship. In 1976, she won the country's first Olympic medal by taking a bronze in the giant slalom at Innsbruck.
After winning the 1978 World Cup overall title, Wenzel's best year came in 1980. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, she won gold medals in the slalom and giant slalom, and just missed out on a sweep 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. In addition to her Olympic success, she won nine World Cup races in 1980 and captured the overall, giant slalom, and combined season titles. Her brother Andreas won the overall men's title.
Hanni Wenzel retired following the 1985 season with two Olympic titles, four World titles, two overall World Cups, three discipline World Cups plus three combined titles, and 33 World Cup victories. (Through 1980, the Olympics were also the World Championships.)
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8 season titles: 2 overall, 2 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 3 combined
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1974 | Giant Slalom |
| 1977 | Combined |
| 1978 | Overall |
| Slalom | |
| 1980 | Overall |
| Giant Slalom | |
| Combined | |
| 1983 | Combined |
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
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| 1974 | 19 December 1973 | Zell am See, Austria | Giant Slalom |
| 1975 | February 21, 1975 | Naeba, Japan | Slalom |
| March 14, 1975 | Sun Valley, USA | Slalom | |
| 1977 | January 19, 1977 | Schruns, Austria | Combined |
| 1978 | December 15, 1977 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Giant Slalom |
| January 10, 1978 | Les Mosses, Switzerland | Giant Slalom | |
| January 22, 1978 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| January 24, 1978 | Berchtesgaden, West Germany | Slalom | |
| January 25, 1978 | Slalom | ||
| March 2, 1978 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Giant Slalom | |
| 1979 | December 12, 1978 | Piancavallo, Italy | Giant Slalom |
| February 3, 1979 | Pfronten, West Germany | Slalom | |
| February 4, 1979 | Combined | ||
| February 8, 1979 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 1980 | December 8, 1979 | Limone Piemonte, Italy | Giant Slalom |
| December 14, 1979 | Combined | ||
| January 10, 1980 | Berchtesgaden, West Germany | Giant Slalom | |
| January 16, 1980 | Arosa, Switzerland | Giant Slalom | |
| January 21, 1980 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Slalom | |
| Combined | |||
| January 23, 1980 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| January 26, 1980 | Saint-Gervais, France | Giant Slalom | |
| 1980 Winter Olympics | |||
| February 25, 1980 | Waterville Valley, USA | Giant Slalom | |
| 1981 | January 27, 1981 | Les Gets, France | Combined |
| February 8, 1981 | Zwiesel, West Germany | Combined | |
| 1982 | December 12, 1981 | Piancavallo, Italy | Combined |
| March 18, 1982 | Furano, Japan | Giant Slalom | |
| 1983 | January 30, 1983 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland | Combined |
| 1984 | December 21, 1983 | Haus im Ennstal, Austria | Downhill |
| December 22, 1983 | Giant Slalom | ||
| January 14, 1984 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Downhill | |
| January 15, 1984 | Combined | ||
| March 20, 1984 | Zwiesel, West Germany | Slalom | |
Later, she married Austrian ski racer (and 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 [4] but withdrew from the Olympics in 2010 due to a recent injury.[1]
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| Preceded by Marita Koch |
United Press International Athlete of the Year 1980 |
Succeeded by Chris Evert Lloyd |