Pascal Bodmer (born 4 January 1991) is a German

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 has competed since 2004. He finished 31st in the individual normal hill event at the

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. Having made his Continental Cup debut in July 2006, his best result is the victory from

Velenje Velenje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and t ...

in July 2008. He won a gold medal in the team competition at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. He made his

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

debut in February 2007 in

Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town ...

, and collected his first World Cup points with a 29th place in

Klingenthal Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtland region, in Saxony, south-eastern Germany. Geography Klingenthal is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice. Klingenthal is 29 km southeast of Plauen, ...

in February 2007. He was born in

Balingen Balingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Balenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the districts of Germany, district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35&nb ...

, but hails from Hossingen. His brother Patrick competed in the Continental Cup. In 2011, in a ski flying training in

Planica Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hikin ...

he lost control in flight and crashed badly into the hill. He injured his left shoulder, but he is said to be alright in May 2011.

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* * * 1991 births Living people German male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Germany Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics People from Balingen Skiers from Tübingen (region) 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub