Felix Gottwald

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Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Olympic Games
Gold 2006 Turin 7.5 km sprint
Gold 2006 Turin 4 x 5 km team
Silver 2006 Turin 15 km individual
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sprint
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 15 km individual
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 4 x 5 km team
World Championships
Gold 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km team
Silver 2001 Lahti 4 x 5 km team
Silver 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km individual
Bronze 1997 Trondheim 4 x 5 km team
Bronze 2001 Lahti 15 km individual
Bronze 2003 Val di Fiemme 7.5 km sprint
Bronze 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km individual
Bronze 2005 Oberstdorf 4 x 5 km team

Felix Gottwald (born January 13, 1976 in Zell am See, Austria, now resides in Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete. He is 5 ft 10 in (178cm), weighing 150 lb (10st 10 lb 68 kg).

Gottwald made his Olympic debut as an 18 year old in the 15 km individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics, then competed in the 4 x 5 km team and 15 km individual events at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Gottwald won bronze medals in the 7.5 km sprint, 15 km individual and 4 x 5 km team nordic combined events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Coming into the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he had regularly ranked among the top three in the world. He won golds in the 7.5 km sprint and 4 x 5 km team competitions, and took silver in the 15 km individual.

Gottwald topped the World Cup standings in 2001, and was a member of the Austrian team that won gold at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also has two silvers (4 x 5 km team: 2001, 15 km individual: 2003) and five bronzes (15 km individual: 2001, 2005, 7.5 km sprint: 2003, 4 x 5 km team: 1997, 2005) from the World Championships.

Gottwald also has won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival in the Nordic combined (2001, 2003 individual). He also won the Holmenkollen medal in 2003 (shared with Ronny Ackermann).

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Olympic champions in men's team nordic combined
(As 3 x 10 km) 1988 West Germany Thomas Müller, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Hubert Schwarz
1992 Japan Reiichi Mikata, Takanori Kono, & Kenji Ogiwara
1994 Japan Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara
(As 4 x 5 km) 1998 Norway Halldor Skard, Kenneth Braaten, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Fred Børre Lundberg
2002 Finland Jari Mantila, Hannu Manninen, Jaakko Tallus, & Samppa Lajunen
2006 Austria Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, & Mario Stecher
World champions in men's team nordic combined
(As 3 x 10 km) 1982 East Germany Uwe Dotzauer, Günther Schmieder, & Konrad Winkler
1984 Norway Tom Sandberg, Hallstein Bøgseth, & Geir Andersen
1985 West Germany Thomas Müller, Hubert Schwarz, & Hermann Weinbuch
1987 West Germany Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Thomas Müller
1989 Norway Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen & Bård Jørgen Elden
1991 Austria Günther Csar, Klaus Ofner, & Klaus Sulzenbacher
1993 Japan Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara
(As 4 x 5 km) 1995 Japan Masashi Abe, Tsugiharu Ogiwara, Kenji Ogiwara, & Takanori Kono
1997 Norway Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland, & Fred Børre Lundberg
1999 Finland Hannu Manninen, Tapio Nurmela, Jari Mantila, & Samppa Lajunen
2001 Norway Kenneth Braaten, Sverre Rotevatn, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Kristian Hammer
2003 Austria Michael Gruber, Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler & Felix Gottwald
2005 Norway Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan, & Kristian Hammer
Preceded by:
Adam Małysz, Bente Skari, & Thomas Alsgaard		 Holmenkollen medal with Ronny Ackermann
2003		 Succeeded by:
Andrus Veerpalu
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