What type of details about josef walcher can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: josef '' sepp '' walcher -lrb- december 8 , 1954 -- january 22 , 1984 -rrb- was an austrian world cup alpine ski racer . he specialized in the downhill event and won the gold medal at the world championships in 1978 at garmisch , west germany . born in schladming , styria , walcher made his world cup debut in december 1972 , two days after his 18th birthday . two months later , he scored his first world cup points -lrb- and podium -rrb- with a runner-up finish at st. moritz , switzerland . walcher 's first world cup victory came in january 1977 at morzine , france , his seventh podium . his best two seasons were 1977 and 1978 , finishing runner-up to compatriot franz klammer in the downhill standings both years . a week prior to his win at the world championships in 1978 , walcher won consecutive downhills at kitzbuhel , austria . walcher retired after the 1982 season with five world cup victories and thirteen podium finishes . two years later , he was killed at age 29 in a skiing accident in a benefit race in 1984 at his hometown of schladming .
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