Gregor Schlierenzauer

Gregor Schlierenzauer
Schlierenzauer in Hinzenbach, 2015
Country Austria
Born (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 34)[1]
Innsbruck, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Ski clubSV Innsbruck–Bergisel
Personal best243.5 m (799 ft)
Vikersund, 12 February 2011
World Cup career
Seasons2006–2021
Starts275
Podiums88
Wins53
Overall titles2 (2009, 2013)
Four Hills titles2 (2012, 2013)
Ski Flying titles3 (2009, 2011, 2013)
Nordic titles2 (2008, 2009)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter Olympics 1 1 2
World Championships 6 5 1
Ski Flying World Championships 4 1 0
Total 11 7 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Individual LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo Team LH
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec Team LH
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Individual LH
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Team LH
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Flemme Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Team LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberstdorf Individual
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberstdorf Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Planica Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Vikersund Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Planica Individual
Updated on 21 September 2021.

Gregor Schlierenzauer (pronounced [ˈʃliːʁənt͡saʊ̯ɐ]; born 7 January 1990) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2006 to 2021. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup overall title, the Four Hills Tournament, and Nordic Tournament twice each; the Ski Flying World Cup overall title three times; as well as four medals at the Winter Olympics, twelve at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and five at the Ski Flying World Championships.

During his victorious 2008–09 World Cup season, Schlierenzauer set a number of ski jumping records, including surpassing Janne Ahonen's record of twelve individual World Cup wins in a season with thirteen; and also tying Ahonen, Matti Hautamäki, and Thomas Morgenstern's record of six consecutive individual wins in a single season. On 26 January 2013, Schlierenzauer equalled Matti Nykänen's long-standing record of 46 individual World Cup wins; he would go on to achieve a total of 53 wins, the most of any male ski jumper.[3]

On 21 September 2021, he announced the end of his athletic career on his website.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gregor Schlierenzauer".
  3. ^ "Gregor Schlierenzauer makes ski jumping history". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ red, ORF at/Agenturen (21 September 2021). "Skispringen: Schlierenzauer zieht Schlussstrich". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.