Andreas Widhölzl
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Andreas•Widhölzl |
| Used name | Andreas•Widhölzl |
| Nick/petnames | Swider |
| Born | 14 October 1976 in Sankt Johann in Tirol, Tirol (AUT) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 64 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Fieberbrunn, Fieberbrunn (AUT) |
| NOC |  Austria |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Andreas Widhölzl was one of the most prominent and successful Austrian ski jumpers. The three-time Olympian from 1998 at Nagano until 2006 at Torino won the team gold medal in 2006 and two more bronze medals in 1998 with the team and individually in the normal hill event.
Widhölzl also won the Four Hills Tournament in 2000 and four single events in Four Hills Tournaments. In 2005, he added two more gold medals in the normal and the large hill team competitions. In 1999, he added a team bronze medal. At the World Ski Flying Championships Widhölzl earned two individual silver medals in 2000 and 2006, and a team bronze medal in 2004.
Widhölzl won 24 World Cup jumping events in total, 18 individual and 6 team jumping events. In 1998, he was awarded the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria. He later turned to coaching and became head coach of the Austrian ski jumping team in 2020.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | AUT |
Andreas Widhölzl | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | AUT |
Andreas Widhölzl | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 24 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | 4 | ||||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | AUT |
Andreas Widhölzl | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 17 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Austria | 1 | Gold |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | 17 February 1998 | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | Large Hill, Individual, Men | Jump #2 | 136.5 | 4 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Were on the Podium at the Four Hills Tournament (1998/99 Bischofshofen winner; 1999/00 Total winner, Oberstdorf third, Garmisch-Partenkirchen winner, Innsbruck winner, Bischofshofen winner; 2000/01 Bischofshofen third; 2001/02 Garmisch-Partenkirchen second)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Nordic Ski Championships (2–0–1 1999 Ramsau SJP bronze: team large hill; 2005 Oberstdorf SJP gold: team normal hill and team large hill)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ski Flying Championships (0–2–1 2000 Vikersund silver: individual; 2004 Planica bronze: team; 2006 Kulm silver: individual)