André Kiesewetter

André Kiesewetter
Country  East Germany (1989-90)
 Germany (1990-1994)
Born (1969-08-20) 20 August 1969
Neuhaus am Rennweg,
East Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Personal best 191 m (627 ft)
Planica, 23 Mar 1991
World Cup career
Seasons 19901991
19931994
Individual wins 2
Indiv. podiums 4
Indiv. starts 33
Updated on 10 February 2016.

André Kiesewetter (born 20 August 1969) is an East German/German former ski jumper.

Career

He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 7th in the individual large hill at those championships. Kiesewetter has two World Cup individual career wins in 1990 and 1991. In 1991 Planica World Cup Ski Flying competition he jumped 196 meters which was at that time longest jump ever, but unfortunately he touched snow with hands, otherwise this would be world record.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall SF 4H
1989/90 N/A
1990/91 11 6 25
1992/93 69
1993/94 76

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1990/91 2 Dec 1990 Canada Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K-114 LH
2 15 Dec 1990 Japan Sapporo Miyanomori K-90 NH

External links

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