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Thomas Morgenstern (born 30 October 1986) is an Austrian former
ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
who competed from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
overall title twice with 23 individual wins, the
Four Hills Tournament The Four Hills Tournament (german: link=no, Vierschanzentournee) or the German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week (german: link=no, Deutsch-Österreichische Skisprung-Woche) is a ski jumping event composed of four World Cup events and has taken place in ...
and the
Nordic Tournament The Nordic Tournament was an annual ski jumping tournament that was a part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. The tournament started in 1997 as a counterpart to the widely successful Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria. It is held in Marc ...
once each, eight
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gold medals (one individual, seven team), and three
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gold medals (one individual, two team).


Career

Morgenstern began his ski jumping career in the Continental Cup, winning three events out of four attempts.Morgenstern'
FIS-Ski Continental Cup Results
He made his senior level World Cup debut at the 2002–03
Four Hills Tournament The Four Hills Tournament (german: link=no, Vierschanzentournee) or the German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week (german: link=no, Deutsch-Österreichische Skisprung-Woche) is a ski jumping event composed of four World Cup events and has taken place in ...
, where he finished 9th in
Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nb ...
, 25th in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the Ob ...
, 9th in
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and 6th in
Bischofshofen Bischofshofen () is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route cr ...
; this placed him 10th overall in the final tournament standings. Five days after the end of the tournament, he won his first World Cup event in
Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well prese ...
.Morgenstern'
FIS-Ski World Cup Results
In the following summer, he won the Ski jumping Grand Prix for the first time.Morgenstern'
FIS-Ski Grand Prix Results
At the start of the 2003–04 season, Morgenstern suffered a violent accident in
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, in which he was hit by a gust of wind just after takeoff, forcing him to flip over in mid-air and land hard on his back. He only sustained minor injuries, and managed to recover quickly to continue his success. He was second overall to
Sigurd Pettersen Sigurd Pettersen (born 28 February 1980) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. His greatest achievement is winning the 2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, with wins in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Bischofshofen. Pettersen also won two bronze ...
during most of that season's Four Hills tournament, finally ending up in fourth place. He won his first team medal with a 3rd place at the Ski-Flying World Championships.Morgenstern'
FIS-Ski-Flying World Championships Results
/ref> In the next season, Morgenstern won gold medals in both team events (normal hill and large hill) at the Nordic World Ski Championships.Morgenstern'
FIS-Ski World Championships Results
/ref> During the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
, he won the gold medals in the individual and team large hill competitions.Morgenstern'
Olympic Winter Games Results
/ref> Further, he won the bronze medal in the single event at the Ski-Flying World Championships in
Bad Mitterndorf Bad Mitterndorf is a town in Salzkammergut in the Austrian state of Styria. Situated between Salzburg and Graz, it is a popular winter sports resort and also as a location for walking and cycling in the summer. Bad Mitterndorf is the site of two ...
. By ending up as 5th, Morgenstern achieved his best ranking in the world cup so far. In the 2006–07 season, he won the large hill team event at the Nordic World Ski Championships. Further, by reaching the 3rd place in the normal hill event he won his first individual medal at world championships. As in 2003, Morgenstern won the Ski jumping Grand Prix. At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he won the first six competitions, which is an all-time record. With these six wins he also tied the record for most wins in a row, previously set by
Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen (; born 11 May 1977) is a Finnish former ski jumper and drag racer. He competed in ski jumping between 1992 and 2018, and is one of the sport's most successful athletes of all time, as well as one of the most successful from ...
,
Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki (; born 14 July 1981) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2012. He is one of Finland's most successful ski jumpers, having won sixteen individual World Cup competitions; multiple medals at the Winte ...
and
Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer (; born 7 January 1990) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2006 to 2021. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup overall title, the Four Hills Tourname ...
. In early 2008, Morgenstern won a gold medal at the Ski-Flying World Championships in
Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nb ...
. Morgenstern won the world cup for the first time, 233 points ahead of Gregor Schlierenzauer. During the 2008–09 season, Morgenstern could not win any competition, but won a team gold medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec. The 2009–10 world cup again was very modest with only two victories. However, Morgenstern won gold medals in the team events at the Ski-Flying World Championships and the
2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy Greene Wayne G ...
. The season
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again started very successful by winning four of the first six competitions. Morgenstern further won the
Four Hills Tournament The Four Hills Tournament (german: link=no, Vierschanzentournee) or the German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week (german: link=no, Deutsch-Österreichische Skisprung-Woche) is a ski jumping event composed of four World Cup events and has taken place in ...
for the first time in this season. In January 2011, he won his first ski flying event in
Harrachov Harrachov (; german: Harrachsdorf) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is known for its ski resort. Administrative parts The to ...
, and fixed his second victory of the ski jumping world cup with a 5th place at the ski flying competition in
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on 13 February. At the
2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 took place from 23 February to 6 March 2011
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in
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he won gold on the normal hill. It was his first gold medal in an individual event at world championships. In the following he further won gold medals in the team events (normal hill and large hill), both times together with
Andreas Kofler Andreas Kofler (born 17 May 1984) is an Austrian former ski jumper.
, profile at
, Martin Koch (ski jumper), Martin Koch and Gregor Schlierenzauer, as well as the silver medal in the individual large-hill event. On 10 January 2014, he suffered serious head injuries during training for the ski flying event in Bad Mitterndorf. He recovered in time to take part in the
2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympi ...
in
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, where he placed 14th in the normal hill and 40th in the large hill men's individual ski jumping events. On 26 September 2014, Morgenstern announced his retirement from competitive ski jumping. His last jump in competitive ski jumping was when he won the silver medal with the Austrian team at the
2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympi ...
in Sochi.


World Cup


Standings


Wins


Honours

* Gold Merit Badge of Austria: 2004 * Grand Decoration of Austria: 2006 *
Austrian Sportspersonality of the year The Austrian Sports Personality of the Year is chosen annually since 1949. Recordholders are Annemarie Moser-Pröll (seven awards) and Marcel Hirscher (six awards). In 1978 and 1979 the Austria national football team was named Austrian Sports Tea ...
: 2008, 2011 * Part of the Austrian Sportsteam of the year, together with the Austrian ski jumping team: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 *
Carinthian Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carint ...
Sportspersonality of the year: 4 times, including 2008, 2010


Personal life

In 2013 he left his girlfriend of 10 years and went on vacation to Hawaii with his new girlfriend, a physiotherapist.Morgenstern dumps partner and three-month-old baby for affair with massage therapist
Austrian Independent, 19 April 2013
He has a daughter named Lily (born 26 December 2012) with his ex-fiancee.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgenstern, Thomas 1986 births Living people People from Spittal an der Drau Austrian male ski jumpers Olympic gold medalists for Austria Olympic ski jumpers of Austria Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Sportspeople from Carinthia (state) 21st-century Austrian people