Hanni Wenzel

Hanni Wenzel
Personal information
Born (1956-12-14) 14 December 1956
Straubing, Bavaria,
West Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined, downhill, super-G
World Cup debut1 March 1972 (age 15)
RetiredMarch 1984 (age 27)
Websitewwp-group.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (197482)
includes two Olympics
Medals9 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (197284)
Wins33
Podiums89
Overall titles2 – (1978, 1980)
Discipline titles5 – (2 GS, 1 SL, 2 K)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 11 11 10
Giant slalom 12 9 9
Downhill 2 0 3
Super-G 0 1 0
Combined 8 4 9
Total 33 25 31
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 1
World Championships 4 3 2
Total 6 4 3
Olympic Games
1980 Lake PlacidGiant slalom
1980 Lake PlacidSlalom
1980 Lake PlacidDownhill
1976 InnsbruckSlalom
World Championships
1974 St. MoritzSlalom
1980 Lake PlacidCombined
1974 St. MoritzCombined
1978 GarmischCombined
1976 InnsbruckCombined

Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel (born 14 December 1956) is a retired Liechtensteiner alpine ski racer. Wenzel is a former Olympic, World Cup, and world champion. She won Liechtenstein's first-ever Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and its first two Olympic gold medals four years later in Lake Placid, New York.