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Andreas Widhölzl
Widhölzl in Holmenkollen, 2006
Country Austria
Born (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 47)
St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Personal best231 m (758 ft)
Planica, 20 Mar 2005
World Cup career
Seasons1993
1995–2007
Starts288
Podiums49
Wins18
Four Hills titles1 (2000)
Nordic titles1 (1998)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau Team LH
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Vikersund Individual
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bad Mitterndorf Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Planica Team
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Andreas Widhölzl (born 14 October 1976) is an Austrian former ski jumper. During his career, he won world championships and Olympic titles. He has three children: Jana, Noah and Elea.

Career

Widhölzl began his World Cup ski-jumping career in 1993. Between 1997 and 2000, he won two Olympic bronzes and two world championship medals, along with sixteen victories in World Cup events. During this time came his victory in the 1999/2000 Four Hills Tournament. During this season, he came second in the ski-jumping World Cup. In the next five years, he won only one World Cup event, however, in 2005 he twice won the world championship with the Austrian National Team and a year later he was part of the Austrian Team that won the Team Olympic Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics. In March 2008, following health problems, he ended his fifteen-year-long World Cup ski-jumping career.

Widhölzl was interested in ski-jumping from an early age, his interest coming from watching the sport on television.[1] At around this time he joined the Tyrolese Ski Federation and learnt to ski. When he was seven years old, a school friend convinced him to join the Fieberbrunner Weitenjäger. After a few years, Widhölzl earned his first success in the district and regional championships for his age group.[2]

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall SF JP 4H NT
1992/93 – – N/A 55 N/A
1994/95 26 – N/A 18 N/A
1995/96 20 16 21 37 N/A
1996/97 15 13 16 14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1997/98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998/99 7 21 6 14 40
1999/00 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
2000/01 12 28 N/A 16 52
2001/02 4 N/A N/A 5 21
2002/03 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A N/A 12 41
2003/04 29 N/A N/A 17 –
2004/05 8 N/A N/A 16 19
2005/06 10 N/A N/A 18 8
2006/07 33 N/A N/A 22 34

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1996/97 9 March 1997 Finland Lahti Salpausselkä K114 LH
2 1997/98 20 December 1997 Switzerland Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 LH
3 5 February 1998 Japan Sapporo Ōkurayama K120 LH
4 1 March 1998 Norway Vikersund Vikersundbakken K175 FH
5 4 March 1998 Finland Kuopio Puijo K95 (night) NH
6 1998/99 12 December 1998 Germany Oberhof Hans-Renner-Schanze K120 LH
7 6 January 1999 Austria Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120 LH
8 1999/00 4 December 1999 Italy Predazzo Trampolino dal Ben K120 (night) LH
9 5 December 1999 Italy Predazzo Trampolino dal Ben K120 (night) LH
10 1 January 2000 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze K115 LH
11 3 January 2000 Austria Innsbruck Bergiselschanze K110 LH
12 6 January 2000 Austria Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120 LH
13 5 February 2000 Germany Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze K120 LH
14 6 February 2000 Germany Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze K120 LH
15 2001/02 24 January 2002 Japan Hakuba Hakuba K120 LH
16 26 January 2002 Japan Sapporo Ōkurayama K120 LH
17 2002/03 30 November 2002 Finland Kuusamo Rukatunturi K120 (night) LH
18 2004/05 15 January 2005 Austria Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf Kulm HS200 FH

References

  1. ^ Andreas Widhölzl; Heinz Schnürle (2009), Mein Höhenflug, Holzgerlingen: SCM Hänssler, ISBN 978-3-7751-5050-7
  2. ^ "Laufbahn - Andreas Widhölzl". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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