Heini Hemmi

Heini Hemmi
Personal information
Born17 January 1949 (1949-01-17) (age 75)
Churwalden, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1970
Retired1979
Olympics
Teams1
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams2
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11
Wins4
Podiums13
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 4 7 2
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Giant slalom

Heini Hemmi (born 17 January 1949) is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of the giant slalom competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won the Giant slalom World Cup 1976-77. His younger brother Christian was on the podium thrice at the 1976–77 World Cup.

He is the older brother of the other alpine skiers (3 podiums in World Cup) Christian Hemmi.[1]

World Cup victories

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Date Location Race
18 March 1976 Canada Mont Sainte-Anne Giant slalom
12 December 1976 Italy Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
2 January 1977 Switzerland Ebnat-Kappel Giant slalom
24 January 1977 Switzerland Adelboden Giant slalom

References

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  1. ^ "100 Jahre Skiclub Lenzerheide". docplayer.org (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Swiss Sportsman of the Year
1976
Succeeded by