Martin Höllwarth (born April 13, 1974 in Schwaz

Schwaz

Schwaz is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley, and has a population of about 13,000....

) 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...

 who competed from the early 1990s to 2008.

At the 1992 Winter Olympics

1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

 in Albertville

Albertville

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...

, he won three silver medals. At the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 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...

 of Nagano, he won bronze in the team large hill competition.

Höllwarth's biggest successes were 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...

 where he earned six medals, including three golds (Team normal hill: 2001, 2005; Team large hill: 2005) and three bronzes (Individual normal hill: 2001, Team large hill: (1999, 2001).

On February 4, 2001, while returning from an event in Willingen

Willingen

Willingen is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel.Willingen is regularly advertised as Willingen Hochsauerland and Willingen .-Location:...

, a car driven by Höllwarth was involved in an accident in which Austrian coach Alois Lipburger

Alois Lipburger

Alois Lipburger was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1975 to 1981. He won a silver medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti....

 died. Höllwarth and other passenger, Andreas Widhölzl

Andreas Widhölzl

Height: 5' 10"Andreas Widhölzl is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2008...

, escaped with minor injuries.

Höllwarth announced his retirement at the 2007-08 season.