Josef Ferstl (born 29 December 1988) is a German

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alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of

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. He has competed in three

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and the

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. Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both His father is West German alpine racer

Sepp Ferstl Josef Ferstl Sr., known as Sepp Ferstl, (born 6 April 1954) is a retired German World Cup alpine ski racer who won the Hahnenkamm, the world's most prestigious downhill race, in consecutive years He made his World Cup debut at the race in 19 ...

, who won the Hahnenkamm downhill in

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. later in

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, the younger Ferstl became the first German to win a Super-G at Kitzbühel, and the trophy was presented to him by

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 SG) * 2 podiums – (2 SG); 16 top tens – (8 DH, 8 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

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Josef Ferstl
at the ''Deutscher Skiverband'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferstl, Josef 1988 births German male alpine skiers Living people Olympic alpine skiers for Germany Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Traunstein Skiers from Upper Bavaria