Heinz Kuttin

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Heinz Kuttin
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Personal information
Born (1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 55)
Gassen, Austria
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons 1988–1995
Indiv. starts102
Indiv. podiums13
Indiv. wins2
Team starts3
Team podiums3
Team wins2
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Albertville Team LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville Individual LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Lahti Individual NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Falun Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016

Heinz Kuttin (born 5 January 1971) is an Austrian former ski jumper.

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Career

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a silver medal in the Team large hill and a bronze medal in the Individual large hill. [1] At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal in the Team large hill. [2]

Kuttin's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned four medals, including two golds (Individual normal hill and Team large hill: 1991) and two bronzes (Team large hill: 1993; Individual normal hill: 1989). He worked as an assistant coach of the Austrian national team in 2002–2003, coached the Polish B team in 2003 and then the Polish national team from 2004 to 2006.

Since as of 2014 he is the official head coach of the national Austrian ski jumping team after the retirement of the prior coach Alexander Pointner.

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall4HSF
1987/88 2625N/A
1988/89 3982N/A
1989/90 810N/A
1990/91 7516
1991/92 1146—
1992/93 199—
1993/94 127—
1994/95 6734—

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 1990/91 13 March 1991   Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim Granåsen K120LH
2 1991/92 8 March 1992   Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim Granåsen K120LH

References

  1. ↑ "ALBERTVILLE; Too Young to Fly? Not This Teen-Ager". The New York Times. 17 February 1992. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Heinz Kuttin, un grand nom autrichien au secours des sauteurs français". ledauphine.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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