Fabian Rießle

Fabian Rießle
Personal information
Born 18 December 1990
Freiburg im Breisgau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Professional information
Club SZ Breitnau
Skis Fischer
World Cup
Seasons 2009–
Additional podiums 10
Total podiums 10

Fabian Rießle (born 18 December 1990) is a German Nordic combined skier.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he won the bronze medal in the individual large hill/10 km competition. He became 9th in the ski jumping and started 56 seconds behind the leader, teammate Eric Frenzel. Rießle joined the leading group by mid-distance, and at the finish line became third.[2] Six days earlier, in the individual normal hill/10 km event he finished 8th. On 20 March 2014, Rießle together with Björn Kircheisen, Johannes Rydzek, and Eric Frenzel won the silver medal in the team event.

References

  1. Fabian Rießle at the International Ski Federation
  2. "Individual Gundersen LH / 10 km, Cross-Country". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 18 February 2014.