Joachim Winterlich
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Joachim Winterlich is a retired German
ski jumper and an active ski jumping coach
.
championship.
, Germany
, Switzerland
and Bulgaria. He is a former coach of Jens Weißflog, the most successful German ski jumper of all time, who retired in 1996. He has been critical of the coaching of junior ski jumpers in Germany, citing bad results from up-and-comers such as the 18 year old Tobias Bogner
. In July 2007, three years before his contract was to expire in 2010, Winterlich officially left the role as main instructor of Team Kazakhstan. As of 2008, he is the main trainer of the Bulgaria Ski Jumping Team. Winterlich spends most of his time coaching Vladîmir Zografski
, the best bulgarian ski jumper. He also help coaching Deyan Funtarov and Bogomil Pavlov
. The assistant trainers for Bulgaria are Emil Zografski
(Vladimir's father) and Nikolatta Lembakov. Winterlich also caused a major improvement in team Kazakhstan. He worked much with Radik Zhaparov
, the best one of the jumpers from Kazakhstan.
ceramic
inrun trail at the Bischofsgrün
ski jumping facility in Germany. Together with the already existing plastic mats, it allows ski jumping in both summer and winter. Winterlich also helped to improve the jumping arena in Garmisch Partenkirchen.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ski jumper and an active ski jumping coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Ski jumping career
Winterlich was a member of the SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal ski jumping club. In three successive years (1965, 1966 and 1967), he represented the club and placed third in the East German Nordic combinedNordic 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...
championship.
Ski jumping coach
Winterlich has been the trainer and assistant trainer for several countries including KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Bulgaria. He is a former coach of Jens Weißflog, the most successful German ski jumper of all time, who retired in 1996. He has been critical of the coaching of junior ski jumpers in Germany, citing bad results from up-and-comers such as the 18 year old Tobias Bogner
Tobias Bogner
Tobias Bogner is a German ski jumper. He debuted in the World Cup in the team competition in Willingen on February 11, 2007.-External links:* http://www.kombiundspezinachwuchs.de/Bognerprofil.htm...
. In July 2007, three years before his contract was to expire in 2010, Winterlich officially left the role as main instructor of Team Kazakhstan. As of 2008, he is the main trainer of the Bulgaria Ski Jumping Team. Winterlich spends most of his time coaching Vladîmir Zografski
Vladimir Zografski
Vladimir Zografski, born 14 July 1993 in Samokov, Bulgaria is an Bulgarian ski jumper. He took a 43rd place in the K-90 Normal hill competition in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic...
, the best bulgarian ski jumper. He also help coaching Deyan Funtarov and Bogomil Pavlov
Bogomil Pavlov
Bogomil Pavlov, born January 18, 1992 is a Bulgarian ski jumper competing for Ski club Moten. Pavlov's best result so far is a 28th place in PyongChang and Alpensia Resort in Continental Cup 2009. Pavlov has also competed in some World Cup qualifications, but has never made it into the...
. The assistant trainers for Bulgaria are Emil Zografski
Emil Zografski
Emil Zografski is a retired Bulgarian ski jumper. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, and at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He is the father of Vladîmir Zografski....
(Vladimir's father) and Nikolatta Lembakov. Winterlich also caused a major improvement in team Kazakhstan. He worked much with Radik Zhaparov
Radik Zhaparov
Radik Zhaparov is a Kazakh ski jumper who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual norma hill events....
, the best one of the jumpers from Kazakhstan.
Contributions to the sport
In 2002, Winterlich invented a glassGlass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
inrun trail at the Bischofsgrün
Bischofsgrün
Bischofsgrün is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany.Bischofsgrün is situated within the Fichtelgebirge mountain range between the range's two largest mountains; Schneeberg and the Ochsenkopf...
ski jumping facility in Germany. Together with the already existing plastic mats, it allows ski jumping in both summer and winter. Winterlich also helped to improve the jumping arena in Garmisch Partenkirchen.