Toni Innauer

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Anton ("Toni") Innauer (born April 1, 1958 in Bezau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a gold medal in the Individual normal hill event. Innauer also won a silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1975. He also won the silver medal at the Ski flying World Championships in Vikersund in 1977.

In 1987, he graduated from the University of Graz with a degree in philosophy, psychology, and sports science. His thesis was on the sociology of ski jumping. 1987-1989, he was ski jumper and ski jumping coach. 1989-1992 and 2001-2002, he was coach of the Austrian ski jumping team. 1993-2001 and since 2002, he is director of nordic skiing in the Austrian skiing federation (ÖSV).

[edit] External links

• FIS-Ski: Toni Innauer - statistics
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Awards
Preceded by Armin Kogler	Austrian Sportsman of the year 1980	Succeeded by Armin Kogler

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