Andreas Goldberger

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Andreas Goldberger (born November 29, 1972 in Ried im Innkreis, Austria) is a former ski jumper. He was one of the best in his sport during the 1990s. His favorite type of hill to jump from is known as the 'ski-flying' hill, where jumpers have travelled distances in the range of 240 metres.

[edit] Competitive highlights

• World Cup
  • Overall winner in 1992/93, 1994/95 and 1995/96
  • 20 individual wins
• Four Hills Tournament
  • Twice overall winner, 1992/93 and 1994/95
• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • One gold (2001: team normal hill), two silver (1993: individual normal hill, 1995: individual large hill) and four bronze (1993: individual and team large hills, 1997: individual normal hill, 2001: team large hill) medals.
• Holmenkollen ski festival
  • 1995 ski jumping winner.
• Ski flying
  • Gold medal at the 1996 World Championships.
  • Bronze medal in the team at the 2004 World Championships.
  • Two World Cup victories in 1995 and 1996.
  • Held the world record with a 225m jump, from Planica in 2000

[edit] Controversy

In 1997 Goldberger admitted to the use of cocaine, and was given a six month ban from the Austrian Ski Association.

He retired on May 29, 2005.

[edit] References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
• FIS-Ski: Andreas Goldberger - statistics
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Official homepage (German)