Michael "Michi" Hayböck (; born 5 March 1991) is an Austrian

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

He took his first World Cup win on 6 January 2015 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 c ...

in the final event of the Four Hills Tournament 2014/15. He is a junior world champion from

Hinterzarten Hinterzarten is a resort village in the Black Forest (German: ''Schwarzwald''), located in the southwest of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Although Hinterzarten is mostly famous for its ski jumping, it has many other tourist attractions. ...

2010. Hayböck competed for Austria in both individual men's ski jumping events at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (russian: Сочи 2014), was an international ...

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. He qualified for the finals in both events and placed 5th in the normal hill competition and 8th in the large hill. Then as part of the Austrian team along with

Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern (born 30 October 1986) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the World Cup overall title twice with 23 individual wins, the Four H ...

, Thomas Diethart 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 Tourna ...

he took a silver in the team large hill competition at the same games. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern ...

, he won together with

Stefan Kraft Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful contemporary athletes in ski jumping, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles twice each, the Four Hills Tourname ...

, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, and

Jacqueline Seifriedsberger Jacqueline "Jaci" Seifriedsberger (born 20 January 1991) is an Austrian ski jumper. She represents SC Waldzell club. She was selected to compete for Austria in the 2009 World Championship and 2011 World Championship in Oslo. She also won a g ...

the silver medal in the mixed team competition. In the men's team competition he won bronze together with

, Manuel Fettner, and

World Cup

Standings

Wins

Individual starts (235)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haybock, Michael 1991 births Austrian male ski jumpers Living people Olympic ski jumpers of Austria Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Linz FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping 21st-century Austrian people