Andreas Wellinger

Andreas Wellinger (born 28 August 1995) is a German ski jumper. His career-best achievements include an individual gold and silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, mixed team gold at the 2017 and 2023 Ski Jumping World Championships, an individual silver medal at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships and individual silver medal at the 2024 Ski Flying World Championships.

Andreas Wellinger
Wellinger in Klingenthal, 2017
CountryGermany
Born (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 28)
Ruhpolding, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubSC Ruhpolding
Personal best245 m (804 ft)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Starts222
Podiums37
Wins7
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's ski jumping
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games220
Ski Jumping World Championships230
Ski Flying World Championships031
Total481
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiTeam LH
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 LahtiMixed team NH
Gold medal – first place2023 PlanicaMixed team NH
Silver medal – second place2017 LahtiIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place2017 LahtiIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2023 PlanicaIndividual NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Bad MitterndorfTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 VikersundTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 Bad MitterndorfIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 Bad MitterndorfTeam
Updated on 4 February 2024.

Wellinger's best finish in the World Cup overall standings is fourth, in the 2016–17 season.

Career edit

Wellinger's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in 2012 on competition on small hill in Lillehammer. He led after the first round, but in the second round he dropped to fifth place. The same year, he won the large hill team event in Kuusamo and got two individual podiums in Sochi and Engelberg as well. During the 2012/2013 season, he reached 393 points and finished in World cup in 20th place.

He won the summer Grand Prix FIS Ski Jumping in 2013, ahead of Slovene ski jumper Jernej Damjan. At the first competition in season 2013/2014 in Klingenthal, he was second and that was his third podium. In Engelberg, the same year, he also finished second. He ended the Four Hills Tournament in 10th place. Then he won in Wisla 2014.He was on Germany's ski jumping 2014 Winter Olympics team. He was sixth on a small individual hill and won a gold medal with Germany in a team event. He ended 2013/2014 season in 9th place.He started season 2014/2015 in Klingenthal with 3rd place. In Ruka he had a bad fall and broke his collarbone and next jumped on 6 March in Lahti.

2018: Winter Olympic Games edit

Andreas Wellinger won the gold medal in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. He also won the silver in the Men's Individual Large Hill Ski Jumping event, and another silver as part of the German Team in the Men's Team Ski Jumping event.

Major tournament results edit

Olympic Games edit

EventNormal hillLarge hillTeam LHTeam Mixed
2014 Sochi645
2018 Pyeongchang

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships edit

EventNormal hillLarge hillTeam LHMixed Team NH
2015 Falun11DNS
2017 Lahti 4
2019 Seefeld32
2023 Planica 135

FIS Ski Flying World Championships edit

EventIndividualTeam
2014 Harrachov13Cancelled
2016 Bad Mitterndorf14
2018 Oberstdorf74
2022 Vikersund14
2024 Bad Mitterndorf

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season [1]Tour Standings
Overall4HSFRAW6P7
2012/1320945N/A
2013/1491012N/A
2014/1535N/A
2015/161712N/A
2016/17422 N/A
2017/186 2619524
2018/19183122331925
2020/2162
2021/2229312529N/A17
2022/23711922N/A17
2023/242 N/A

Wins edit

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
12013/1416 January 2014   WisłaMalinka HS134 (night)LH
22016/1729 January 2017   WillingenMühlenkopfschanze HS145LH
32017/183 December 2017   Nizhny TagilTramplin Stork HS134 (night)LH
42022/2311 February 2023   Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128LH
518 February 2023   RâșnovRâșnov Ski Jump HS97NH
62023/2429 December 2023   OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze HS137 (night)LH
74 February 2024   WillingenMühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night)LH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Andreas Wellinger – Cups". fis-ski.com.

External links edit