Peter Wirnsberger is a former Austria

Austria

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n alpine skier.

Achievements

1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

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 in Lake Placid

Lake Placid, New York

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• Silver
  Silver
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   at Downhill
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Alpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:

• twelfth place at Downhill
  Downhill
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Alpine skiing World Championship 1985 in Bormio:

• sixth place at Downhill
  Downhill
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Alpine skiing World Championship 1989 in Vail:

• eighth place at Downhill
  Downhill
  Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
  
  

Alpine skiing World Championship 1991 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm:

• tenth place at Downhill
  Downhill
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8 World Cup race victories at Downhill

Downhill

Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....

Downhill World Cup winner 1985/86

1986 Alpine Skiing World Cup

The 20th World Cup season began in August 1985 in Argentina, resumed in December, and concluded in March 1986 in Canada. The overall champions were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Maria Walliser of Switzerland.-Calendar:Note:...

External links

• official website Peter Wirnsberger
• sports-reference.com
• Ski-DB.com - Results - Peter Wirnsberger