Andreas Goldberger

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Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Bronze	1994 Lillehammer	Individual large hill
Bronze	1994 Lillehammer	Team large hill
World Championships
Gold	2001 Lahti	Team normal hill
Silver	1993 Falun	Individual normal hill
Silver	1995 Thunder Bay	Individual large hill
Bronze	1993 Falun	Individual large hill
Bronze	1993 Falun	Team large hill
Bronze	1997 Trondheim	Individual normal hill
Bronze	2001 Lahti	Team large hill
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold	1996 Kulm	Individual

Andreas Goldberger (born November 29, 1972 in Ried im Innkreis, Austria) is a former ski jumper. He was one of the best in his sport during the 1990s. His favorite type of hill to jump from is known as the 'ski-flying' hill, where jumpers have travelled distances of 239 metres.

Contents 1 Competitive highlights 2 Controversy 3 Reference 4 External links

[edit] Competitive highlights

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• World Cup
  • Overall winner in 1992/93, 1994/95 and 1995/96
  • 20 individual wins
• Four Hills Tournament
  • Twice overall winner, 1992/93 and 1994/95
• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • One gold (2001: team normal hill), two silver (1993: individual normal hill, 1995: individual large hill) and four bronze (1993: individual and team large hills, 1997: individual normal hill, 2001: team large hill) medals.
• Holmenkollen ski festival
  • 1995 ski jumping winner.
• Ski flying
  • Gold medal at the 1996 World Championships.
  • Two World Cup victories in 1995 and 1996.
  • Held the world record with a 225m jump, from Planica in 2000

[edit] Controversy

In 1997 Goldberger admitted to the use of cocaine, and was given a six month ban from the Austrian Ski Association.

He retired on May 29, 2005.

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

• FIS Profile
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Official homepage (German)

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World champions in Ski-flying

1972: Walter Steiner * 1973: Hans-Georg Aschenbach * 1975: Karel Kodejška * 1977: Walter Steiner * 1979: Armin Kogler * 1981: Jari Puikkonen * 1983: Klaus Ostwald * 1985: Matti Nykänen * 1986: Andreas Felder * 1988: Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl * 1990: Dieter Thoma * 1992: Noriaki Kasai * 1994: Jaroslav Sakala * 1996: Andreas Goldberger * 1998: Kazuyoshi Funaki * 2000: Sven Hannawald * 2002: Sven Hannawald * 2004: Roar Ljøkelsøy * 2006: Roar Ljøkelsøy