Markus Eggenhofer 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

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...

. Eggenhofer was promoted from the Austrian "B" team to the World Cup

Ski jumping World Cup

The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is a ski jumping tournament held yearly by the International Ski Federation since 1979–80 season.- World Cup points :...

 roster ahead of the 2008-09 season, after winning the FIS Cup

FIS Cup (ski jumping)

The FIS Cup is the third tier of ski jumping competition organized by the International Ski Federation , ranking below the World Cup and Continental Cup. Most events are held on normal hills ....

 the season before. He made his World Cup debut in Kuusamo

Kuusamo

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, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 on 29 November 2008, where he finished in 25th place. His best individual result to date is the 8th place finish in Engelberg

Engelberg

Engelberg is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Engelberg has a population of . , 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.It is the leading mountain resort in central Switzerland...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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on 20 December 2008.