Josef Strobl

Josef "Pepi" Strobl (born March 3, 1974 in Holzgau) is a former alpine skier from Austria.

Career

During his career, he won three World Cup downhills (he gained much attention after winning his first ever World Cup downhill with start number 61), one giant slalom, two Super Gs and one parallel slalom. In the 1996/7 season he was the best placed Austrian in the overall World Cup.

From the 2004/5 season, until the end of his career in 2006, he competed for Slovenia, as he faced problems with qualifying within the extremely strong Austrian skiing team.

World Cup victories

Datum Ort Land Disziplin
December 16, 1994Val-d'IsèreFranceDownhill
November 25, 1996Park CityUnited StatesGiant Slalom
March 2, 1997KvitfjellNorwaySuper-G
October 24, 1997TignesFranceParallel Slalom
March 13, 1998Crans-MontanaSwitzerlandDownhill
January 15, 2000WengenSwitzerlandDownhill
February 12, 2000St. AntonAustriaSuper-G


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