David Kreiner
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David Kreiner (born March 8, 1981, in Kitzbühel
) is an Austria
n Nordic combined
skier who has competed since 1998. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
, he won gold in the 4 x 5 team event.
Kreiner also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
with one silver (2001) and one bronze (2005). His best individual finish was ninth twice (7.5 km sprint: 2007, 15 km individual: 2001).
He has five individual career victories from 2001 to 2007.
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
) 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 Nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier who has competed since 1998. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
, he won gold in the 4 x 5 team event.
Kreiner also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The 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...
with one silver (2001) and one bronze (2005). His best individual finish was ninth twice (7.5 km sprint: 2007, 15 km individual: 2001).
He has five individual career victories from 2001 to 2007.