Daniel Tschofenig

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Daniel Tschofenig
2023-09-23 TagDesSports DanielTschofenig.jpg
Tschofenig in 2023 at the Tag des Sports event in Vienna
CountryAustria
Born (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)
Villach,
Austria
Ski clubSV Achomitz-Zahomc
Personal best236.5 m (776 ft)
Planica, 4 April 2023
World Cup career
Seasons 2021–present
Indiv. starts100
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins5
Team starts12
Team podiums11
Team wins5
Four Hills titles 1 (2025)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Planica Team LH
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Lahti Team NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Zakopane Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Zakopane Team NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Zakopane Mixed Team NH
Updated on 26 January 2024.

Daniel Tschofenig (born 28 March 2002) [1] is a ski jumper from Austria.

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He is a member of the Slovenian minority in Austria. [2] He became the first ski jumper born in the 21st century to stand on a World Cup podium, win a competition, and triumph in the Four Hills Tournament.

Career

Juniors

Tschofenig participated at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Lahti, Finland and finished at the fourth place in individual normall hill competition, and won the gold medal at the team event. [3] [4]

On the next year Tschofenig won three gold medals (individual, team and mixed team) at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Zakopane, Poland. [5] [6]

Seniors

His debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2021 in Bischofshofen. As of 2024, he has 17 podiums in the World Cup, including an individual win in Wisła and several wins with the Austrian team. He also finished 3rd at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 – Men's team large hill. [1]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season Overall4HSFRA
2020/21 5150
2021/22 251820
2022/23 98105
2023/24 1113117
2024/25 1Gold medal icon.svg5

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 2024/25 7 December 2024   Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Malinka HS134LH
222 December 2024   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Engelberg Gross-Titlis HS140LH
31 January 2025   Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Pa Olympiaschanze HS142LH
46 January 2025   Flag of Austria.svg Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner HS142LH
519 January 2025   Flag of Poland.svg Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140LH

Individual starts (100)

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ); not permitted to start (NPS)
Season1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Points
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309
2021/22 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 251
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2022/23 Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 851
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2023/24 Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 747
573131916NPS21201881764231651122157463115142614611
2024–25 Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 1146
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References

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  2. N1. "Ozadje zgodovinske zmage slovenskega zamejca" . Retrieved 8 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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