Stefan Horngacher
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Stefan Horngacher (born September 20, 1969 in Wörgl
) is a former Austria
n ski jumper
who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998. Horngacher also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
of Salt Lake City, but his best finish was fourth in the team large hill.
Horngacher also won the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
and followed that with three bronzes over the next ten years (1993, 1999, 2001). He also won a gold at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in he team normal hill event.
After retiring he became a ski jumping coach.
Wörgl
Wörgl is a town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is 20 km from the state border with Bavaria.-Transport:Wörgl is an important railway junction between the line from Innsbruck to Munich, and the inner-Austrian line to Salzburg...
) is a former 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 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998. Horngacher also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
of Salt Lake City, but his best finish was fourth in the team large hill.
Horngacher also won the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 took place 7–17 February 1991 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The women's 5 km was reintroduced after not being held in the previous championships. The men's 10 km was introduced in this championships...
and followed that with three bronzes over the next ten years (1993, 1999, 2001). He also won a gold at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 took place February 15–25, 2001 in Lahti, Finland for a record sixth time, previous events being held in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978 and 1989...
in he team normal hill event.
After retiring he became a ski jumping coach.