Traudl Hecher

Traudl Hecher
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Club SK Schwaz
Born (1943-09-28) 28 September 1943
Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria
World Cup debut 7 January 1967 (age 23)
inaugural season
Retired 1967 (age 23)
Olympics
Teams 2 – (1960, 1964)
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 4 – (1960, 1962, 1964, 1966)
     includes two Olympics
Medals 2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 1 – (1967)
Wins 0
Podiums 2 – (1 GS, 1 SL)
Overall titles 0 – (7th in 1967)
Discipline titles 0 – (7th in SL 1967)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
1960 Squaw Valley Downhill
1964 Innsbruck Downhill

Waltraud J. "Traudl" Hecher-Görgl (born 28 September 1943) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Austria.

Born in Schwaz, Tyrol, she won Olympic bronze medals in the downhill in 1960 at Squaw Valley[1] and in 1964 at Innsbruck.[2] Her medal in 1960 at age 16 made her the youngest alpine skiing medalist ever, an honor she retains over fifty years later. She raced through the 1967 season, the first year of World Cup competition.

Children

Hecher's son Stephan Görgl (b. 1978) and daughter Elisabeth Görgl (b. 1981) are both alpine racers who have represented Austria at the Winter Olympics. Stephan competed in the giant slalom in 2006 and Elisabeth competed in the downhill in 2006 and 2010. She won bronze in the latter, a half-century after her mother won bronze in the same event. One year later, Elisabeth became double world champion in 2011, with victories in both speed events (downhill and super G) at Garmisch. In February 2014, Elisabeth also participated in four disciplines in the 2014 Winter Olympics (downhill, giant slalom, super-G and combined).

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined
1967 23 7 7 10 not run 9 not run

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
1967 1 Feb 1967 Italy Monte Bondone, Italy Slalom 3rd
26 Mar 1967 United States Jackson Hole, USA Giant slalom 3rd

World championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom  		Super-G Downhill Combined
1960 16 DQ2 25 not run 3 —
1962 18 12 9 8 6
1964 20 DNF2 8 3 —
1966 22 13 16

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Normally held in February, the championships were in August in 1966.

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom  		Super-G Downhill Combined
1960 16 DQ2 25 not run 3 not run
1964 20 DNF2 8 3

References

  1. ↑ "1960 Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley, United States – Alpine Skiing" (retrieved on 29 February 2008).
  2. ↑ "1964 Winter Olympics – Innsbruck, Austria – Alpine Skiing" (retrieved on 29 February 2008).
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