Austrian alpine ski racer
Hartmann "Harti" Weirather (born 25 January 1958) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria . Born in Reutte , Tyrol , he specialized in the downhill event.
Racing career
During the early 1980s, Weirather won six World Cup downhill races and won the downhill at the 1982 World Championships in Schladming , Austria . In addition, he won the World Cup season title in downhill in 1981 .[ 1]
Weirather's win at Kitzbühel in 1982 was the first-ever under two minutes on the full-length Streif course; his time (1:57.20)[ 2] stood as the course record for ten years.[ 3] (The two downhill races at Kitzbühel in 1982 were extremely fast compared to previous years; Weirather broke Franz Klammer 's 1975 record (2:03.22)[ 4] by over six seconds,[ 3] and the top 15 finishers in both races were all under two minutes.)[ 2] [ 5]
Personal
Weirather is married to former World Cup champion Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein . They run a business consultancy firm in Planken , Liechtenstein , and their daughter, Tina Weirather , is a former world junior champion and competes on the World Cup circuit for Liechtenstein.
World Cup results
Season titles
Season
Discipline
1981
Downhill
Season standings
Season
Age
Overall
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super G
Downhill
Combined
1979
21
53
—
—
not run
20
1980
22
15
—
—
4
—
1981
23
8
—
—
1
—
1982
24
10
—
—
3
—
1983
25
13
—
24
not awarded (w/ GS)
3
15
1984
26
27
—
—
11
—
1985
27
54
—
—
17
—
1986
28
83
—
—
—
33
—
Race podiums
6 wins - (6 DH)
17 podiums - (17 DH)
Season
Date
Location
Discipline
Place
1980
12 Jan 1980
Kitzbühel , Austria
Downhill
2nd
4 Mar 1981
Lake Louise , Canada
Downhill
2nd
1981
14 Dec 1980
Val Gardena , Italy
Downhill
2nd
15 Dec 1980
Downhill
1st
10 Jan 1981
Garmisch , W.Germany
Downhill
3rd
24 Jan 1981
Wengen , Switzerland
Downhill
2nd
31 Jan 1981
St. Anton , Austria
Downhill
1st
5 Mar 1981
Aspen , USA
Downhill
2nd
6 Mar 1981
Downhill
1st
1982
15 Jan 1982
Kitzbühel, Austria
Downhill
1st
23 Jan 1982
Wengen, Switzerland
Downhill
1st
13 Feb 1982
Garmisch, W.Germany
Downhill
3rd
5 Mar 1982
Aspen, USA
Downhill
2nd
1983
5 Dec 1982
Pontresina , Switzerland
Downhill
1st
5 Feb 1983
St. Anton, Austria
Downhill
3rd
1984
4 Dec 1983
Schladming , Austria
Downhill
2nd
9 Dec 1983
Val d'Isère , France
Downhill
3rd
World championship results
Year
Age
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super-G
Downhill
Combined
1980
22
—
—
not run
9
—
1982
24
—
—
1
—
1985
27
—
—
17
—
From 1948 through 1980 , the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results
Year
Age
Slalom
Giant Slalom
Super-G
Downhill
Combined
1980
22
—
—
not run
9
not run
References
^ "Harti Weirather AUT" . SKI DB Alpine Ski Database. Retrieved 2010-01-27 .
^ a b "Official results: Kitzbuehel - men's downhill" . International Ski Federation (FIS). January 15, 1982. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^ a b "Distance Records "Streif" - Course Record" . Hahnenkamm.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^ "Official results: Kitzbuehel - men's downhill" . International Ski Federation (FIS). January 18, 1975. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^ "Official results: Kitzbuehel - men's downhill" . International Ski Federation (FIS). January 16, 1982. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
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