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 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
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1974 19 49 — — notrun 21 notawarded 1975 20 41 — — — 1976 21 38 — — 21 9 1977 22 11 — — 6 notawarded 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 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 K) 6 podiums – (4 DH, 2 K); 24 top tens – (16 DH, 8 SG) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace197722 January 1977 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 2nd23 January 1977 Combined 3rd18 February 1977 Laax, Switzerland Combined 1st Downhill 2nd 197821 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 — — notrun 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 notrun 17 notrun 1980 25 25 34 —
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