Career
Born in Reutte, Tyrol, he specialized in the downhill event. (The two downhill races at Kitzbühel in 1982 were extremely fast compared to previous years. Weirather broke Franz Klammer"s 1975 record (2:0322) by over six seconds, and the top 15 finishers in both races were all under two minutes.)
Season titles
Season standings
Race podiums
6 wins - (6 Dialectics and Humanism)
17 podiums - (17 Dialectics and Humanism)
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.