Andreas Wellinger

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Andreas Wellinger
2017-10-03 FIS SGP 2017 Klingenthal Siegerehrung Andreas Wellinger Hymne.jpg
Wellinger in Klingenthal, 2017
CountryGermany
Born (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 28)
Ruhpolding, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubSC Ruhpolding
Personal best245 m (804 ft)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons 2012–present
Starts222
Podiums37
Wins7
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's ski jumping
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 220
Ski Jumping World Championships 230
Ski Flying World Championships 031
Total481
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team LH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Lahti Mixed team NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Lahti Individual LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Planica Individual NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Vikersund Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Bad Mitterndorf Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Updated on 4 February 2024.

Andreas Wellinger (born 28 August 1995) is a German ski jumper. His career-best achievements include an individual gold and silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, mixed team gold at the 2017 and 2023 Ski Jumping World Championships, an individual silver medal at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships and individual silver medal at the 2024 Ski Flying World Championships.

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Wellinger's best finish in the World Cup overall standings is fourth, in the 2016–17 season.

Career

Wellinger's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in 2012 on competition on small hill in Lillehammer. He led after the first round, but in the second round he dropped to fifth place. The same year, he won the large hill team event in Kuusamo and got two individual podiums in Sochi and Engelberg as well. During the 2012/2013 season, he reached 393 points and finished in World cup in 20th place.

He won the summer Grand Prix FIS Ski Jumping in 2013, ahead of Slovene ski jumper Jernej Damjan. At the first competition in season 2013/2014 in Klingenthal, he was second and that was his third podium. In Engelberg, the same year, he also finished second. He ended the Four Hills Tournament in 10th place. Then he won in Wisla 2014. He was on Germany's ski jumping 2014 Winter Olympics team. He was sixth on a small individual hill and won a gold medal with Germany in a team event. He ended 2013/2014 season in 9th place. He started season 2014/2015 in Klingenthal with 3rd place. In Ruka he had a bad fall and broke his collarbone and next jumped on 6 March in Lahti.

2018: Winter Olympic Games

Andreas Wellinger won the gold medal in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. He also won the silver in the Men's Individual Large Hill Ski Jumping event, and another silver as part of the German Team in the Men's Team Ski Jumping event.

Major tournament results

Olympic Games

EventNormal hillLarge hillTeam LHTeam Mixed
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 645Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

EventNormal hillLarge hillTeam LHMixed Team NH
Flag of Sweden.svg 2015 Falun 11 DNS
Flag of Finland.svg 2017 Lahti Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg 4 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Austria.svg 2019 Seefeld 32
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2023 Planica Silver medal icon.svg 13 5 Gold medal icon.svg

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

EventIndividualTeam
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2014 Harrachov 13Cancelled
Flag of Austria.svg 2016 Bad Mitterndorf 14Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Germany.svg 2018 Oberstdorf 74
Flag of Norway.svg 2022 Vikersund 14Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Austria.svg 2024 Bad Mitterndorf Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  [1] Tour Standings
Overall4HSFRAW6P7
2012/13 20945N/A
2013/14 91012N/A
2014/15 35N/A
2015/16 1712N/A
2016/17 422Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgN/A
2017/18 6Silver medal icon.svg2619524
2018/19 183122331925
2020/21 62
2021/22 29312529N/A17
2022/23 711922N/A17
2023/24 2Silver medal icon.svgN/A

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 2013/14 16 January 2014   Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Malinka HS134 (night)LH
2 2016/17 29 January 2017   Flag of Germany.svg Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145LH
3 2017/18 3 December 2017   Flag of Russia.svg Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night)LH
4 2022/23 11 February 2023   Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128LH
518 February 2023   Flag of Romania.svg Râșnov Râșnov Ski Jump HS97NH
6 2023/24 29 December 2023   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night)LH
74 February 2024   Flag of Germany.svg Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night)LH

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References

  1. "Andreas Wellinger – Cups". fis-ski.com.