Irene Epple
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| Born |
18 June 1957 (age 59) Seeg, Bayern, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Seeg | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irene Epple-Waigel (born 18 June 1957) is a German former alpine skier. She won a total of 11 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, and two World Cups in giant slalom and combined (both in 1982). She also won an Olympics silver medal at Lake Placid in 1980 in giant slalom.
In 1992 she completed her medical studies in Munich, and in November 1994 married Theo Waigel, who was the German Finance Minister from 1989 to 1998. In 1980 she was named the German Sportswoman of the Year. She is the sister of alpine skier Maria Epple.[1][2]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 1980 |  Saalbach | Giant Slalom |
| 3 December 1980 |  Val d'Isère | Giant Slalom |
| 6 December 1981 | Val d'Isère | Giant Slalom |
| 10 December 1981 |  Pila | Giant Slalom |
| 18 December 1981 | Piancavallo | Combined |
| 8 January 1982 |  Pfronten | Giant Slalom |
| 14 January 1982 | Pfronten | Combined |
| 4 March 1982 |  Waterville Valley | Giant Slalom |
| 9 January 1983 |  Verbier | Super-G |
| 7 December 1983 | Val d'Isère | Downhill |
| 11 December 1983 | Val d'Isère | Combined |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Christa Kinshofer |
German Sportswoman of the Year 1980 |
Succeeded by Ulrike Meyfarth |
References
- Issig, Peter (3 March 2002). "Nur kochen muss der Theo nicht". Welt Online (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- "Athlete information: Irene Epple". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ Irene Epple. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Irene Epple Wins World Cup Giant Slalom Title". New York Times. 26 March 1982.
External links
- Ski-DB.com – Results – Irene Epple
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