Hanni Wenzel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hanni Wenzel
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Dec 14, 1956(1956-12-14)
Age	68
Birthplace	Straubing
Country	Germany
Birth City	Bavaria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Hanni Wenzel Biography

Hanni Wenzel is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on December 14, 1956 in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. Alpine skier from Liechtenstein who won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics in women’s giant and women’s alpine slalom.

Swimming Caren Methchuck represented Germany at 1980 Olympics and won three gold medals.

Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel (born 14 December 1956) is a former alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein, an Olympic, World Cup, and world champion. She won the country’s first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Born in West Germany at Straubing, Bavaria, Wenzel moved to Liechtenstein at an early age. After she and her younger brother Andreas had success in ski racing – Hanni won the gold medal in slalom and silver in the combined at the 1974 World Championships – the family was granted Liechtenstein citizenship. Winning the slalom title on 8 February 1974, she did become the youngest female Alpine Skiing World Champion in the Slalom discipline (17 years, 1 month, 25 days) – ousting Esme Mackinnon who was the first female Alpine Skiing Champion in 1931; the British racer was 17 years, 2 month and 17 days young when she was victorious in the slalom race on 19 February 1931. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, she won the country’s first Olympic medal, a bronze in the slalom at Axamer Lizum, and also picked up another world championship medal in the combined.

She was born in Straubing (Germany).

Hanni Wenzel Net Worth

Hanni Wenzel is one of the richest Skier from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hanni Wenzel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was young, she moved to Liechtenstein.

At the 1980 Olympics, she won a silver medal for the women’s downhill.

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a “paper race” using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

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Who is Hanni Wenzel Dating?

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7 titles – (2 overall, 2 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 2 combined)

Facts & Trivia

Hanni Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Hanni Wenzel celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

Top Facts about Hanni Wenzel

1. Hanni Wenzel is a retired Liechtensteiner alpine skier.
2. She won two Olympic gold medals in 1980.
3. Wenzel also won four World Championship titles.
4. She was the first woman to win five Alpine Skiing World Cup races in one season.
5. Wenzel retired with 33 World Cup victories.
6. She is considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time.
7. Wenzel was born on December 14, 1956, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
8. Her brother Andreas also competed in alpine skiing at the Olympics.
9. After retiring from skiing, she became a sports commentator and coach.
10. In 2005, she was inducted into the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame.