Andreas Widhölzl
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Height: 5' 10"
Andreas Widhölzl (born October 14, 1976 in St. Johann in Tirol
) is an Austria
n ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2008. He has three children: Jana, Noah and Elea.
Andreas Widhölzl (born October 14, 1976 in St. Johann in Tirol
St. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
) is an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2008. He has three children: Jana, Noah and Elea.
Results
- 1997/98
- 3rd place World CupSki jumping World CupThe FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is a ski jumping tournament held yearly by the International Ski Federation since 1979–80 season.- World Cup points :...
overall - Olympic1998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
bronze medals in the individual normal hill and the team large hill events.
- 3rd place World Cup
- 1998/99
- Bronze medal in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsFIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
- Bronze medal in the team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 1999/2000
- Silver at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships
- 1st place overall in the Four Hills TournamentFour Hills TournamentThe Four Hills Tournament is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1952.The Four Hills Tournament champion is the one who gets the most points over the four events...
- 2nd place World Cup overall
- 2001/02
- 4th place World Cup overall
- 2002/03
- 3rd place World cup overall
- 2003/04
- Bronze medal in the team event at the Ski flying World Championship
- 2004/05
- Gold medals in both the normal and large hill team events at the FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsFIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
- Gold medals in both the normal and large hill team events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 2005/06
- Silver at the Ski flying World Championships