Holger Freitag (born 8 October 1963) is an East German 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 ...

Career

In the

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he finished six times among the top 10, his best result being a victory from

Harrachov Harrachov (; ) 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 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as one of the most popular Czech ski resorts. Administrative divisio ...

in January 1983. He is the father of German ski jumper

Richard Freitag Richard "Richi" Freitag (; born 14 August 1991) is a German former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 2010 to 2022. He was runner-up in the overall 2017–18 Ski Jumping World Cup, and won the bronze medal at the 2018 Ski Flying ...

World Cup

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* 1963 births Living people People from Erzgebirgskreis German male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for East Germany East German male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Skiers from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub