Fabian Rießle (also spelled Riessle, born 18 December 1990) is a German former

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier.

Career

At the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

in Sochi he won the bronze medal in the individual large hill/10 km competition. He became 9th in the ski jumping and started 56 seconds behind the leader, teammate

Eric Frenzel Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German former nordic combined skier and current discipline coach for the German nordic combined team. Career One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medal ...

. Rießle joined the leading group by mid-distance, and at the finish line became third. Six days earlier, in the individual normal hill/10 km event he finished 8th. On 20 March 2014, Rießle together with

Björn Kircheisen Björn Kircheisen (also spelled Bjoern; born 6 August 1983 in Erlabrunn) is a German former nordic combined skier. He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010). Kircheis ...

Johannes Rydzek Johannes Rydzek (; born 9 December 1991) is a German nordic combined skier. He became Olympic champion on the large hill in 2018 and won six World Champion titles at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2015 and 2017. Career Rydzek has had a re ...

, and

won the silver medal in the team event. At the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

in Pyeongchang he won the silver medal in the individual large hill/10 km competition. On 22 February 2018, Rießle together with

Vinzenz Geiger Vinzenz Geiger (born 24 July 1997) is a German Nordic combined skier and the 2022 Olympic champion. He debuted in the World Cup in the 2015–16 season in Lillehammer, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countri ...

, and

won the gold medal in the team event.

Record

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

Standings

Individual victories

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riessle, Fabian German male Nordic combined skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Germany Nordic combined skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in Nordic combined Living people 1990 births FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau Skiers from Freiburg (region) 21st-century German sportsmen