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| Full name | Josef Stiegler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1937-04-20)20 April 1937 (age 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josef "Pepi" Stiegler (born 20 April 1937 inLienz,Austria) is a formeralpine ski racer andOlympic gold medalist. He was a member of theAustrian nationalski team during the late 1950s and early 1960s and was one of the world's premier racers.[1] His two children were on theU.S. Ski Team: daughterResi (b. 1985) was on theWorld Cup team and son Seppi (b. 1988) was on the Nor-Am circuit.
At the1960 Winter Olympics ofSquaw Valley, Stiegler won a silver medal in thegiant slalom and took fifth place in theslalom. At the1964 Winter Olympics ofInnsbruck, he took the bronze medal ingiant slalom atAxamer Lizum and then won the gold inslalom, edging out American medalistsBilly Kidd andJimmie 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 atJackson 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 withmultiple sclerosis in 1993.[1][2][3] Austrian teammateEgon Zimmermann, gold medalist in the1964 Olympic downhill, also has MS.
At age 66, Stiegler earned abachelor's degree inEnglish literature fromMontana State University inBozeman in May 2003.[4][5]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1960 | 22 | 5 | 2 | not run | 15 | not run |
| 1964 | 26 | 1 | 3 | — |
From1948 through1980, theWinter Olympics were also theWorld Championships for alpine skiing.
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