Andreas Kofler was an Austrian ski jumper winning gold medals with the team at the 2006 Torino and 2010 Vancouver Olympics. At Torino, he also won the silver medal in the large hill event and placed an unfortunate fourth four years later.
Kofler was even more successful at World Championships winning two gold medals, in 2011 on the normal hill and the large hill teams, and with the Austrian team in 2007. Individually, he added a silver medal in the normal hill event in 2007. At Ski Flying World Championships he won team gold medals in 2008 and 2012. In 2020, he won the Four Hills Tournament.
Kofler won four gold, six silver, and nine bronze medals at Austrian national championships. In total, he won 12 World Cup events individually, and 15 with the team. In 2012, the Austrian ski jumping team was elected Team of the Year. Kofler was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2006. By profession, he became a policeman and also coached youth ski jumpers.
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