Frank Wörndl (born 28 June 1959) is a retired

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. A four-time national slalom champion, Wörndl never won a

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race, and had mediocre results at the 1980 Olympics, finishing 10th in the slalom and 17th in the giant slalom. Yet he became one of the most successful German alpine skiers in history after winning the world slalom title in 1987 and an Olympic silver medal in 1988. He retired the same year and worked as a TV commentator for

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and

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. In 2007 he opened a fitness studio in Sonthofen, and since 2011 he also performs as a singer.Frank Wörndl
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1959 births Living people People from Sonthofen Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany German male alpine skiers 20th-century German people {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub