Willi Frommelt (born 18 November 1952) is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein who won a bronze medal in the slalom at the 1976 Olympics.[1][2]

Willi Frommelt
Frommelt in 1978
Personal information
Born (1952-11-18) 18 November 1952 (age 71)
Schaan, Liechtenstein
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
ClubSkiclub Schaan
World Cup debut1972
Retired1979
Olympics
Teams2
Medals1
World Championships
Teams4
Medals4
World Cup
Seasons8
Podiums1
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 0 1
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 3
Total 0 1 4
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1974 St. Moritz Dohnhill
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom

Curiously during his career, Frommelt had only one podium finish in the World Cup events but four at the Alpine Ski World Championships and in four different disciplines.[1][3]

Biography

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Frommelt is a son of Christof Frommelt, a cross-country skier and the Olympic flag bearer for Liechtenstein at the 1948 Games. At his first Olympics, in 1972, he competed in the downhill, slalom and giant slalom, but with little success. Two years later he won the first alpine skiing medal for Liechtenstein at world championships, a bronze in the downhill, and in 1978 he won another bronze, in the giant slalom. In 1976, he received a world championships silver for his combined results in the downhill, giant slalom and slalom at the 1976 Olympics – world championships were then combined with Olympics in the Olympic years, but the combined results did not count for the Olympics. He also became third in the slalom race (awarded with an Olympic bronze, and a bronze in the World Championships) - therefore he could gain four medals in four different disciplines. In the slalom (stated above) he was in lead after the first leg. - His capturing the bronze in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1974 was a great surprise, he did start with bib number 17.

After retiring from competitions Frommelt graduated in business management and worked as a financial planner for the National Bank of Liechtenstein. He was also active in politics with the centre-right Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei and served a term as a municipal councillor.[1]

His brother Paul won another Olympic bronze medal for Liechtenstein, in 1988. His other brother, Peter, was international table tennis competitor.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willi Frommelt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Willi Frommelt profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Le "dinastie olimpiche" del principe". primosegnosport.com (in Italian). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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