Josef "Pepi" Stiegler ( German: Josef "Pepi" Stiegler ; born April 20, 1937 , Lienz ) is an Austrian skier who performed in slalom , giant slalom and downhill . He represented the Austrian alpine skiing team in 1957-1964, champion and bronze medalist of the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck , silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Squaw Valley , world champion, four-time champion of the Austrian national championship.
 Joseph Stiegler | |||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 20, 1937 (82 years old) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Lienz , Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Growth | 178 cm | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Slalom , giant slalom , downhill , combination | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Lienz | ||||||||||||||
| In the national team | 1957-1964 | ||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: March 3, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Biography
Joseph Stiegler was born on April 20, 1937 in the city of Lienz , Tyrol , Austria . He trained at the local sports club of the same name SC Lienz.
First announced itself in 1957, winning the Austrian junior championship in slalom and combination. He later became a member of the Austrian national team and noted at several adult competitions, in particular he won the downhill and combination in Val Gardena, was the best in downhill to Zermatt. In the next two seasons, he added a few more victories to his track record.
In 1960 he won prestigious competitions in Wengen and Lauberhorn, won the national championship in slalom. Thanks to a series of successful performances, he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics - he showed the fifth result in slalom, finished fifteenth in downhill skiing, while in the giant slalom program he won the Olympic silver medal, having passed only the Swiss Roger Stub ahead. In addition, he took fourth place in the combination in the standings of the world championship played here.
Having become the silver Olympic medalist, Stiegler remained in the main ski team of Austria and continued to take part in major international competitions. So, in 1961 and 1963 he won the Austrian national championship in slalom, giant slalom and combination. I visited the world championship in Chamonix , where in the slalom I closed the twenty strongest.
Being among the leaders of the Austrian national team, Joseph Stiegler successfully passed the selection for the 1964 home Olympic Games in Innsbruck - this time won gold in slalom and took bronze in giant slalom, losing to Frenchman Francois Bonlier and compatriot Karl Schranz . Since the world championship was also played here, he additionally received the status of a world champion in alpine skiing. According to the results of the season, he was recognized as the best athlete of Austria for these outstanding achievements [1] .
Subsequently, he appeared in the United States as a professional, and appeared as the author of several articles for various ski magazines. In 1965, he took up the post of director at the Jackson Hole Ski School in Wyoming , and remained in this position for 29 years. He was later an honorary messenger of skiing, having spent a total of more than 37 years here. In 1996 he was awarded the honorary badge “ For Merit to the Republic of Austria ”. In 2003, he graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman with a bachelor's degree in English literature [2] [3] .
His daughter Rezi (born 1985) and son Zeppi (born 1988) also achieved some success in skiing. For a long time, Rezy was a member of the main team of the American national team, representing the United States at two Olympic Games.
In 1993, Joseph Stiegler was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis [4] [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Dorworth, Dick. The quiet legend (unopened) // SKI. - 1995. - November. - S. 89-92 .
- ↑ Cannon, Ben . At home with Pepi (August 12, 2009). Archived January 31, 2013.
- ↑ McDonald, Brenda Former Olympian goes for graduation gold unopened (link not available) . Montana State University (May 8, 2003). Date of treatment December 18, 2012. Archived January 9, 2013.
- ↑ David Wallechinsky; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics , Toronto : Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
- ↑ Pepi steps down . Jackson Hole News & Guide (March 13, 2002). Archived January 26, 2013.
Literature
- Österreichischer Skiverband (Hrsg.): Österreichische Skistars von A – Z. Ablinger & Garber, Hall in Tirol 2008, ISBN 978-3-9502285-7-1 , S. 435–436.
- Vom Großglockner zum Klammer-Stich: 100 Jahre Schisport in Kärnten. Seiten 20 bis 23, Josef Pepi Stiegler: Der Lauf des Lebens, Carinthia Verlag 2007, Hrsg. Landesschiverband & Kleine Zeitung, ISBN 978-3-85378-622-2
Links
- Joseph Stiegler - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com
- Josef Stiegler - statistics on the FIS website