Andreas Wenzel

Andreas Wenzel (born 18 March 1958) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein, active from 1976 to 1988. Born in Planken, he was the overall World Cup champion in 1980, the same season in which his older sister Hanni won the women's overall title. He also won two season titles in the combined event, in 1984 and 1985.

Career Wenzel competed in four Winter Olympics, and won two Olympic medals and four World Championship medals, including one gold (through 1980, the Olympics doubled as the World Championships). One of the top five-event racers of his era, he finished his World Cup career with 14 victories, 48 podiums, and 122 top ten finishes.

Up to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Liechtenstein has won ten medals in its history of competition in the Winter Olympics, with eight of these medals achieved by two sets of siblings – Andreas and his sister Hanni are responsible for six medals, while brothers Willi and Paul Frommelt are responsible for two more. His niece Tina Weirather won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

World Cup results

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined 1977 18 21 16 11 notrun — notawarded 1978 19 3 7 2 — 1979 20 6 15 7 — 1980 21 1 8 4 13 2 1981 22 7 17 16 33 2 1982 23 5 13 11 — 2 1983 24 3 3 12 notawarded 30 5 1984 25 4 6 8 37 1 1985 26 3 4 14 35 1 1986 27 14 12 22 22 40 5 1987 28 19 28 19 13 — 2 1988 29 59 — 21 19 — —

Season titles 3 titles – (1 overall, 2 combined) Season Discipline 1980 Overall 1984 Combined 1985 Combined

Individual races 14 wins: 1 super-G, 3 giant slalom, 4 slalom, 6 combined Season Date Location Race 1978 17 Jan 1978 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 6 Mar 1978 Waterville Valley, USA Giant slalom 1980 12 Jan 1980 Lenggries, West Germany Combined 13 Jan 1980 Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 8 Mar 1980 Oberstaufen, West Germany Giant slalom 1981 4 Jan 1981 Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland Combined 1983 23 Feb 1983 Tärnaby, Sweden Slalom 1984 1 Dec 1983 Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia Slalom 20 Dec 1983 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Combined 15 Jan 1984 Parpan, Switzerland Combined 29 Jan 1984 Garmisch, West Germany Super-G 1985 16 Dec 1984 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Combined 6 Jan 1985 La Mongie, France Slalom 13 Jan 1985 Kitzbühel, Austria Combined