Michael Uhrmann

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Michael Uhrmann
Michael Uhrmann Oslo 2011 (training).jpg
Uhrmann in Oslo, 2011
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 45)
Wegscheid, West Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Personal best226 m (741 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons 19952011
Starts273
Podiums14
Wins2
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Lahti Team LH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Oberstdorf Team NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lahti Team NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Oslo Team NH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Michael "Michi" Uhrmann (born 16 September 1978) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1994 to 2011.

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Career

He competed in two Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002, and a silver medal in the team large hill at Vancouver in 2010.

Uhrmann also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in 2001 (team large hill), a silver in 2005 (team normal hill), and a bronze in 2001 and 2011 (team normal hill). He also won a bronze in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006. He currently holds the hill record at Klingenthal, with a jump of 146.5 m set on 2 February 2011.

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall4HSFNTJP
1994/95 68N/AN/A
1995/96 5031N/A45
1996/97 64
1997/98 58
1998/99
1999/00 18242218
2000/01 22273017N/A
2001/02 2822N/A18N/A
2002/03 1518N/A8N/A
2003/04 147N/A23N/A
2004/05 98N/ABronze medal icon.svgN/A
2005/06 811N/A10N/A
2006/07 109N/AN/A
2007/08 2746N/A15N/A
2008/09 18122825N/A
2009/10 12281124N/A
2010/11 211130N/AN/A

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 2003/04 17 January 2004   Flag of Poland.svg Zakopane Wielka Krokiew K120 (night)LH
2 2006/07 28 January 2007   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137LH


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