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Gregor Deschwanden (born 27 February 1991) is a

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ski jumper. His best individual World Cup showing so far is 2nd in an individual large hill in

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in 2023, a competition in which he equalled the existing official hill record. Deschwanden competed for Switzerland in the 2014

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and placed 25th in the men's individual normal hill and 15th in the men's individual large hill competitions.http://m.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-gregor-deschwanden

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1991 births Living people Swiss male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Switzerland Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics European Games medalists in ski jumping European Games bronze medalists for Switzerland Ski jumpers at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-skijumping-bio-stub