Josef Stiegler Explained

Pepi Stiegler
Fullname:Josef Stiegler
Birth Date:1937 4, df=y
Birth Place:Lienz, Austria
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Josef "Pepi" Stiegler (born 20 April 1937 in Lienz, Austria) is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. He was a member of the Austrian national ski team during the late 1950s and early 1960s and was one of the world's premier racers.[1] His two children were on the U.S. Ski Team: daughter Resi (b. 1985) was on the World Cup team and son Seppi (b. 1988) was on the Nor-Am circuit.

At the 1960 Winter Olympics of Squaw Valley, Stiegler won a silver medal in the giant slalom and took fifth place in the slalom. At the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, he took the bronze medal in giant slalom at Axamer Lizum and then won the gold in slalom, edging out American medalists Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga.[1] - He became "Austrian sportsman of the Year 1964".

Pepi Stiegler later made appearances at many ski events in the United States and wrote articles for ski magazines. In 1965, he became the first ski school director at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he served for 29 years, followed by eight years as ambassador of skiing. He stepped down in 2002 after 37 years with the resort.

Similar to Heuga, Stiegler was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993.[1] [2] [3] Austrian teammate Egon Zimmermann, gold medalist in the 1964 Olympic downhill, also has MS.

At age 66, Stiegler earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Montana State University in Bozeman in May 2003.[4] [5]

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
22 not run not run
26
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

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Notes and References

  1. The quiet legend. SKI . Dorworth . Dick . November 1995 . 89–92 .
  2. [David Wallechinsky|Wallechinsky, David]
  3. Web site: Pepi steps down. Jackson Hole News & Guide. March 13, 2002. dead. https://archive.today/20130126211405/http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/Archives/NewsArchive/2002/020313-News.html. January 26, 2013.
  4. News: At home with Pepi. Jackson Hole Weekly. August 12, 2009. Ben. Cannon. dead. https://archive.today/20130131082826/http://www.planetjh.com/news/A_105303.aspx. January 31, 2013.
  5. Web site: Former Olympian goes for graduation gold. Montana State University. McDonald. Brenda. May 8, 2003. December 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130109100308/http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=913. January 9, 2013. dead.