Hubert Neuper

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Hubert Neuper
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CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 63)
Bad Aussee, Austria
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 19801985
Starts65
Podiums23
Wins8
Overall titles1 (1980)
Four Hills titles 2 (1980, 1981)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games/
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid Individual LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Oslo Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Hubert Neuper (born 29 September 1960) is an Austrian former ski jumper. He was the winner of the first FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title in 1979/80.

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Career

His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a silver medal in the individual large hill event. Neuper also earned a silver in the team large hill competition at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. He runs a ski school in Bad Mitterndorf in Austria.

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall4H
1979/80 Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
1980/81 4Gold medal icon.svg
1981/82 Silver medal icon.svg5
1982/83 3126
1983/84 6932
1984/85 83

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 1979/80 1 January 1980   Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Pa Große Olympiaschanze K107LH
24 January 1980   Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck Bergiselschanze K104LH
322 March 1980   Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Planica Bloudkova velikanka K120LH
4 1980/81 30 December 1980   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze K110LH
521 January 1981   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Moritz Olympiaschanze K94NH
6 1981/82 6 January 1982   Flag of Austria.svg Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K109LH
713 March 1982   Flag of Austria.svg Bad Mitterndorf Kulm K165FH
814 March 1982   Flag of Austria.svg Bad Mitterndorf Kulm K165FH

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