Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German former nordic combined skier and current discipline coach for the German nordic combined team.
Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German former nordic combined skier and current discipline coach for the German nordic combined team.
One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medals in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 10km individual normal hill at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Frenzel won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of eighth in the 10 km mass start at those same championships. Later he won three individual gold medals and four team gold medals in the next editions of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
| Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 40 | Bronze |
| 2014 | Gold | 10 | Silver |
| 2018 | Gold | Bronze | Gold |
| 2022 | - | - | Silver |
| Year | Individual LH | Individual NH | Team | Team sprint/ Mixed team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | – | 22 | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 34 | Silver | 8 |
| 2011 | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver |
| 2013 | Gold | 4 | 6 | Bronze |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | Gold | Silver |
| 2017 | 7 | Silver | Gold | Gold |
| 2019 | Gold | 16 | Silver | Gold |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 | — | 10 | Silver | — |
| Season | Overall | SP |
|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008/09 | 11 | N/A |
| 2009/10 | 4 | N/A |
| 2010/11 | 4 | N/A |
| 2011/12 | 6 | N/A |
| 2012/13 |  | N/A |
| 2013/14 | | N/A |
| 2014/15 | | N/A |
| 2015/16 | | N/A |
| 2016/17 | | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 8 | N/A |
| 2018/19 | 12 | N/A |
| 2019/20 | 7 | N/A |
| 2020/21 | 5 | N/A |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007/08 | 20 January 2008 |  Klingenthal | Vogtland Arena HS140 | LH | Massenstart |
| 2 | 2009/10 | 30 January 2010 |  Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS100 | NH | Gundersen |
| 3 | 2011/12 | 4 December 2011 |  Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS138 | LH | Penalty Race |
| 4 | 2012/13 | 19 January 2013 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen |
| 5 | 20 January 2013 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 6 | 26 January 2013 | Klingenthal | Vogtland Arena HS140 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 7 | 27 January 2013 | Klingenthal | Vogtland Arena HS140 | LH | Penalty Race | |
| 8 | 8 March 2013 |  Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 9 | 15 March 2013 | Oslo | Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 10 | 2013/14 | 30 November 2013 | Kuusamo | Rukatunturi HS142 | LH | Gundersen |
| 11 | 8 December 2013 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS138 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 12 | 15 December 2013 | Ramsau | W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 13 | 17 January 2014 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Sprint | |
| 14 | 18 January 2014 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 15 | 19 January 2014 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 16 | 26 January 2014 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze HS137 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 17 | 2014/15 | 6 December 2014 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS138 | LH | Gundersen |
| 18 | 10 January 2015 |  Chaux-Neuve | La Côté Feuillée HS118 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 19 | 16 January 2015 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Sprint | |
| 20 | 17 January 2015 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 21 | 18 January 2015 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 22 | 23 January 2015 |  Sapporo | Ōkurayama HS134 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 23 | 24 January 2015 | Sapporo | Ōkurayama HS134 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 24 | 2015/16 | 20 December 2015 | Ramsau | W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98 | NH | Gundersen |
| 25 | 23 January 2016 | Chaux-Neuve | La Côté Feuillée HS118 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 26 | 29 January 2016 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Sprint | |
| 27 | 30 January 2016 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 28 | 31 January 2016 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 29 | 10 February 2016 | Trondheim | Granåsen HS140 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 30 | 19 February 2016 | Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 31 | 5 March 2016 | Schonach | Langenwaldschanze HS106 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 32 | 2016/17 | 3 December 2016 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS100 | NH | Gundersen |
| 33 | 4 December 2016 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS138 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 34 | 18 December 2016 | Ramsau | W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 35 | 7 January 2017 | Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 36 | 13 January 2017 |  Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben HS134 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 37 | 15 January 2017 | Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben HS134 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 38 | 29 January 2017 | Seefeld | Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 39 | 15 March 2017 | Trondheim | Granåsen HS140 | LH | Gundersen | |
| 40 | 18 March 2017 | Schonach | Langenwaldschanze HS106 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 41 | 19 March 2017 | Schonach | Langenwaldschanze HS106 | NH | Gundersen | |
| 42 | 2017/18 | 16 December 2017 | Ramsau | W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98 | NH | Gundersen |
| 43 | 13 March 2018 | Trondheim | Granåsen HS140 | LH | Gundersen |
| 18 km/ 15 km individual |
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|---|---|
| 10 km individual normal hill |
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| 3 x 10 km | |
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| 4 x 5 km |
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| International | |
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| National | |
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