Evelyn Insam (born 10 February 1994 in

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) is an Italian

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 fina ...

and the 2013 National Champion.

Biography

Insam's debut at the

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took place in March 2011 in

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. Her best individual results were the two silver medals won at the World Cup in

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and at the Junior World Championships in Liberec in 2013. Her younger brother

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is also a ski jumper.

References

1994 births Living people Italian female ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of Italy Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Brixen {{Italy-skijumping-bio-stub