Josef Walcher
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Alpine Skiing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1978 Garmisch | Downhill | |
Josef "Sepp" Walcher (December 8, 1954 - January 22, 1984) 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.
[edit] Achievements
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 1977 |  Morzine |
Downhill |
| 12 March 1977 |  Heavenly Valley |
Downhill |
| 20 January 1978 |  Kitzbühel |
Downhill |
| 21 January 1978 | Kitzbühel |
Downhill[1] |
| 16 December 1978 |  Gröden-Val Gardena |
Downhill |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Shared win with Josef Ferstl
1931: Walter Prager | 1932: Gustav Lantschner | 1933: Walter Prager | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Franz Zingerle | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: James Couttet | 1939: Hellmut Lantschner | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1950: Zeno Colò | 1952: Zeno Colò | 1954: Christian Pravda | 1956: Anton Sailer | 1958: Anton Sailer | 1960: Jean Vuarnet | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Egon Zimmermann | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Bernhard Russi | 1972: Bernhard Russi | 1974: David Zwilling | 1976: Franz Klammer | 1978: Josef Walcher | 1980: Leonhard Stock | 1982: Harti Weirather | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Peter Müller | 1989: Hans-Jörg Tauscher | 1991: Franz Heinzer | 1993: Urs Lehmann | 1996: Patrick Ortlieb | 1997: Bruno Kernen | 1999: Hermann Maier | 2001: Hannes Trinkl | 2003: Michael Walchhofer | 2005: Bode Miller | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal
