Christian Moser (born 20 December 1972 in

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...

) 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 fin ...

who competed from 1990 to 1997. At the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

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, he won a bronze medal in the Team Large Hill. Moser's best World Cup finish was a second place in the Individual Normal Hill in

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in 1994. As

Stephan Zünd Stephan Zünd (also spelled Stefan, born 3 July 1969) is a Swiss former ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Along with Jan Boklöv and Jiří Malec, he was an early pioneer of the V-styl ...

, Moser suffered from

anorexia Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. Individuals wit ...

. He had a weight of just 58 kg at a height of 1,81 m and finally broke down. Moser talked openly about his problems and also the psychological pressure in ski jumping. He and Peter Baumgartl, doctor for the Austrian Ski Association, also reported about having heard of cases in other teams like the norwegian and german ( Ski jumping#Health risks).

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Austrian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics 1972 births Living people Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-skijumping-bio-stub