Andreas Wenzel

Andreas Wenzel

Wenzel in April 2014
Personal information
Born	(1958-03-18) 18 March 1958 (age 66) Planken, Liechtenstein
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debut	1976 – (age 17)
Retired	March 1988 – (age 30)
Olympics
Teams	4 – (1976–88)
Medals	2
World Championships
Teams	6 – (1976–87) includes two Olympics
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13
Wins	14
Podiums	48
Overall titles	1 – (1980)
Discipline titles	2 – (2 K, 1984, 1985)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Liechtenstein World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 4 4 4 Giant slalom 3 3 3 Super-G 1 1 1 Combined 6 13 5 Total 14 21 13 Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom 1984 Sarajevo Giant slalom World Championships 1978 Garmisch Combined 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom 1980 Lake Placid Combined

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.