Bernhard Gruber

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Bernhard Gruber
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CountryAustria
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 42)
Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubSC Bischofshofen-Salzburg
World Cup career
Seasons2003–2021
Indiv. starts243
Indiv. podiums27
Indiv. wins7
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Individual LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Oslo Team NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Oslo Team LH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Falun Individual LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Val di Flemme Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Seefeld Individual NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lahti Team NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Disqualified2019 Seefeld Team NH

Bernhard Gruber (born 12 August 1982) is an Austrian former nordic combined skier who competed between 2003 and 2021.

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Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a gold in the 4 x 5 km team and a bronze in the 10 km individual large hill events. [1]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Gruber finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team, 11th in both the 10 km individual large hill and individual normal hill events, and 22nd in the 10 km mass start event.

He had seven World Cup victories in his career. His first wins came in 2008. One of these wins that year was in the 15 km individual event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in Oslo.

He retired in 2021 after his second heart surgery. [2]

Record

Olympic Games

YearIndividual NHIndividual LHTeam LH
2010 Bronze Gold
2014 5 Bronze
2018 20 21 Bronze

World Championship

YearIndividual NHIndividual LHTeam NHTeam LHMass start NHTeam sprint LH
2009 1111522
2011 Gold Gold
2013 13 Silver 5 Silver
2015 10 Gold 5 7
2017 7 9 Bronze 4
2019 Silver 10 Bronze DSQ

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Gruber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Holzmann, Alexander (25 March 2021). "Ich würde schon noch gern voll andrücken". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2021.