Andreas Goldberger
Goldberger in 2011
Country Austria
Born (1972-11-29) 29 November 1972
Ried im Innkreis, Austria
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Personal best225 m (738 ft)
Planica, 18 March 2000
World Cup career
Seasons1991–2005
Starts288
Podiums63
Wins20
Overall titles3 (1993, 1995, 1996)
Four Hills titles2 (1993, 1995)
Ski Flying titles2 (1995, 1996)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 1 2 4
Ski Flying World Championships 1 1 1
Total 2 3 7
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Team LH
Ski Jumping World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lahti Team NH
Silver medal – second place 1993 Falun Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 1995 Thunder Bay Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Falun Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Falun Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti Team LH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Kulm Individual
Silver medal – second place 1992 Harrachov Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Planica Team
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Andreas "Andi" Goldberger (born 29 November 1972) is an Austrian former ski jumper.

In 1994 he became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres, but did not manage to stand.

Career

He won the World Cup overall titles three times (1993, 1995, 1996), the Four Hills Tournament twice (1992/93, 1994/95), with multiple medals in the Nordic World Championships and Winter Olympics.

Despite his success at ski jumping, Goldberger preferred ski flying—a more extreme version of normal ski jumping, in which distances are far greater.

History was made

On 17 March 1994, during training for the Ski Flying World Championships on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia, he recorded a jump of 202 metres (663 ft);[1][2] this made him the first man to ever to jump over two hundred metres, but he touched the snow upon landing, thus making the jump invalid as an official world record (Finland's Toni Nieminen would later land a 203 m jump at the same event).

World record

On 18 March 2000, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 225 metres (738 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia[3] It stood for the next three years.

Controversy

In 1997 Goldberger admitted to the use of cocaine, and was given a six-month ban from the Austrian Ski Association. As a result of that ban, in November 1997, he even declared he would, from that moment on, compete under the flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[4] Yet, after reaching an agreement with the Austrian Ski Association, he continued competing for his native Austria.

End of career

Goldberger last World Cup appearance as a ski jumper was in Lahti on 6 March 2005 (49 place).

In 2006 he officially ended his career with his final jump as a test jumper in Kulm, Austria.

After ending his ski jumping career he immediately became an expert co-commentator on the Austrian national TV station ORF, where he still works today.

World Cup

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H SF NT JP
1990/91 374714N/AN/A
1991/92 8382nd place, silver medalist(s)N/AN/A
1992/93 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/AN/A
1993/94 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)13N/AN/A
1994/95 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)N/AN/A
1995/96 1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)N/A2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1996/97 82nd place, silver medalist(s)5697
1997/98 174154016
1998/99 17934916
1999/00 55454
2000/01 142672nd place, silver medalist(s)N/A
2001/02 139N/A16N/A
2003/03 129N/A—N/A
2003/04 1824N/A27N/A
2004/05 3628N/A69N/A

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1992/934 January 1993  Austria InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
2 6 January 1993  Austria BischofshofenPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120LH
3 1993/9417 December 1993  France CourchevelTremplin du Praz K120LH
4 4 January 1994  Austria InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
5 1994/9511 December 1994  Slovenia PlanicaSrednja Bloudkova K90NH
6 6 January 1995  Austria BischofshofenPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120LH
7 8 January 1995  Germany WillingenMühlenkopfschanze K120LH
8 21 January 1995  Japan SapporoMiyanomori K90NH
9 28 January 1995  Finland LahtiSalpausselkä K90NH
10 8 February 1995  Norway LillehammerLysgårdsbakken K120 (night)LH
11 12 February 1995  Norway OsloHolmenkollbakken K110LH
12 18 February 1995  Norway VikersundVikersundbakken K175FH
13 19 February 1995  Norway VikersundVikersundbakken K175FH
14 25 February 1995  Germany OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K182FH
15 1995/964 January 1996  Austria InnsbruckBergiselschanze K109LH
16 14 January 1996  Switzerland EngelbergGross-Titlis-Schanze K120LH
17 21 January 1996  Japan SapporoŌkurayama K115LH
18 28 January 1996  Poland ZakopaneWielka Krokiew K116LH
19 11 February 1996  Austria Bad MitterndorfKulm K185FH
20 9 March 1996  Czech Republic HarrachovČerťák K180FH

Ski jumping world records

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
17 March 1994   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 202 663
18 March 2000   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 225 738

  Not recognized. Ground touch at world record distance, but first ever jump over 200 metres.

References

  1. ↑ "Toni Nieminen poletel 203 m (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 March 1994.
  2. ↑ "Andreas Goldberger - Planica 1994 - 202 m! - World record crash". YouTube/ORF. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Andreas Goldberger - Planica 2000 - 225 m - World record". YouTube. 18 March 2000. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
  4. ↑ It's Not Easy To Be a Serb Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
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