1981 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Downhill
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Men's Downhill World Cup 1980/1981
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| 1 | 1 | Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter... |
December 7, 1980 |  Ulrich Spieß |
 Ken ReadKen Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader.... |
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
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| 2 | 4 | Val Gardena | December 14, 1980 |  Peter MüllerPeter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
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| 3 | 6 | Val Gardena | December 15, 1980 | Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Ulrich Spieß |
Peter Müller Peter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
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| 4 | 7 | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
December 21, 1980 | Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:*Silver at DownhillAlpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:... |
Peter Müller Peter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
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| 5 | 11 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
January 10, 1981 | Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
Peter Müller Peter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
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| 6 | 15 | Kitzbühel Kitzbühel -Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer... |
January 17, 1981 | Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
Peter Müller Peter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:*Silver at DownhillAlpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:... |
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| 7 | 18 | Wengen Wengen Wengen may refer to:*Wengen, a village and winter resort in Switzerland*La Val, a commune in South Tyrol, Italy with the German name "Wengen"*in Germany:**Wengen , a village in the municipality of Nennslingen in Mittelfranken... |
January 24, 1981 | Toni Bürgler |
Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
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| 8 | 21 | St. Anton St. Anton Sankt Anton am Arlberg is a village and ski resort in Tyrol, western Austria, with a permanent population of approximately . It is situated at above sea level in the Tyrolean Alps, with Aerial tramways and chairlifts up to . It is also a popular summer resort among trekkers and... |
January 31, 1981 | Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:*Silver at DownhillAlpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:... |
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
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| 9 | 29 | Aspen Aspen, Colorado The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005... |
March 5, 1981 |  Valeri Tsyganov |
Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Gerhard Pfaffenbichler |
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| 10 | 30 | Aspen Aspen, Colorado The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005... |
March 6, 1981 | Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
Franz Heinzer Franz Heinzer Franz Heinzer is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons , second only to Franz Klammer . He won a total of 17 World Cup downhill races, third behind Klammer , and Peter Müller... |
Final point standings
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1980/81 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in .| Place | Name | Country | Total Points | Deduction | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 30 |
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| 1 | Harti Weirather Harti Weirather Hartmann "Harti" Weirather is an Austrian former alpine skier.During the 1980s he won the downhill skiing competition six times in the Alpine Skiing World Cup and became world champion downhill skier in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria in 1982... |
115 | (56) | - | 20 | 25 | (10) | (15) | (11) | 20 | 25 | (20) | 25 | |
| 2 | Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:... |
110 | (51) | 15 | (15) | (6) | 25 | 25 | 25 | (15) | (15) | (6) | 20 | |
| 3 | Peter Müller Peter Müller (skier) Peter Müller is a Swiss former champion alpine ski racer, a prominent downhiller during the 1980s. A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, he was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships and two Olympic games .Müller was the World Cup season titlist in the downhill in 1979,... |
95 | (23) | - | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | - | - | (12) | (11) | |
| 4 | Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger Peter Wirnsberger is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid:*Silver at DownhillAlpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:... |
73 | (11) | - | - | - | 20 | 9 | 15 | (6) | 20 | 9 | (3) | |
| 5 | Ulrich Spieß | 56 | 25 | 11 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Valeri Tsyganov | 55 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | 11 | - | 25 | - | ||
| Toni Bürgler | 55 | - | - | 7 | - | 11 | - | 25 | - | - | 12 | |||
| 8 | Gerhard Pfaffenbichler | 48 | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Helmut Höflehner Helmut Höflehner Helmut Höflehner is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:*fifth place at alpine skiing Downhill1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville:... |
47 | (10) | - | 8 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 7 | (5) | 10 | (5) | |
| 10 | Franz Heinzer Franz Heinzer Franz Heinzer is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons , second only to Franz Klammer . He won a total of 17 World Cup downhill races, third behind Klammer , and Peter Müller... |
43 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Leonhard Stock Leonhard Stock Leonhard Stock is an Austrian former skier who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... |
43 | - | 10 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Ken Read Ken Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader.... |
42 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 13 | Franz Klammer Franz Klammer Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons . He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion... |
37 | (3) | - | 6 | 10 | 8 | (1) | - | 9 | (1) | (1) | 4 | |
| 14 | Josef Walcher Josef Walcher Josef "Sepp" Walcher was an Austrian alpine skier.Born in Schladming, Styria, he concluded his career in 1982 with five World Cup victories and a World Championships gold medal. He was killed in a skiing accident in a benefit race in 1984 at his hometown of Schladming.-Achievements:-Footnotes:... |
33 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | - | ||
| 15 | Erwin Resch Erwin Resch Erwin Resch is a former Austrian alpine skier. He won three FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events in his career. In 1982, he finished third in the downhill at the Alpine World Ski Championships.- World Cup victories :... |
32 | - | 12 | 4 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| 16 | Herbert Plank Herbert Plank Herbert Plank is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sterzing.In 1976 he won the bronze medal in the Alpine downhill event.... |
29 | - | - | 3 | - | 10 | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| 17 | Werner Grissmann | 27 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Vladimir Makeev | 26 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | - | - | ||
| 19 | Conradin Cathomen Conradin Cathomen Conradin Cathomen is a former Swiss alpine skier. He 1982, he won the silver medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships- World Cup victories :-References:... |
24 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Dave Irwin Dave Irwin Dave Irwin is a former alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games and won a World Cup. He was one of the "Crazy Canucks", a group of Canadian downhill racers who rose to prominence on the World Cup circuit in the late 1970s... |
23 | 11 | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | - | ||
| 21 | Michael Veith | 21 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 22 | Dave Murray Dave Murray (skier) Dave Murray was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless racing style... |
20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Walter Vesti | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Pete Patterson | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | |||
| 25 | Urs Räber Urs Räber Urs Räber is a former Swiss alpine skier. He won the 1984 World Cup in Downhill skiing.He also competed in two Olympic Downhill events... |
15 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | ||
| Silvano Meli | 15 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | |||
| 27 | Chris Kent | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Andy Mill Andy Mill Andy Ray Mill is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. He was two-time Olympian, competing primarily in the downhill and combined events on the World Cup circuit.-Ski career:... |
12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Erwin Josi | 12 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Doug Powell | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |||
| Giuliano Giardini | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| 32 | Phil Mahre Phil Mahre Philip Mahre is a former champion alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time... |
10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 33 | Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, active from 1976 to 1988. He was the overall World Cup champion in 1980, the same season in which his older sister Hanni won the women's overall title... |
9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||
| 34 | Peter Lüscher Peter Lüscher Peter Lüscher is a former alpine ski racer;the winner of the overall World Cup title in 1979. He is married to Fabienne Serrat.-Season titles:-Individual races:- External links :... |
7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 35 | Hubert Nachbauer | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | ||
| 36 | Philippe Pugnat | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 37 | Siegfried Kerschbaumer | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 38 | Gérard Rambaud | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hans Enn Hans Enn Hans Enn is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid Enn was bronze medalist in the giant slalom.-External links:* - Results - Hans Enn... |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |||
| 40 | Karl Anderson | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Men's Downhill Team Results
All points were shown including individuel deduction. bold indicate highest score - italics indicate race wins| Place | Country | Total Points | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 30 | Racers | Wins |
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| 1 | 597 | 33 | 67 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 82 | 68 | 70 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2 | 309 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 31 | 45 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 2 | |
| 3 | 264 | 67 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | 81 | 10 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | 23 | 7 | 25 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 55 | 15 | - | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 44 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 10 | 23 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 21 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
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