Werner Rathmayr (born 26 January 1972) is an Austrian former
ski jumper.
Career
He earned six World Cup wins between 1991 and 1992. Rathmayer's best finish at the
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
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was 18th in
Harrachov
Harrachov (; german: Harrachsdorf) 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 1,300 inhabitants. It is known for its ski resort.
Administrative parts
The town ...
in 1992. Rathmayr did not participate in the
1992 Winter Olympic Games
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
in Albertville, despite being the World Cup leader. He is the only athlete in the history of
Ski Jumping World Cup to do so, and one of only two athletes, who were the World Cup leaders during the Olympic Games, but finished without a single medal at the event (the other one is
Jakub Janda
Jakub Janda (; born 27 April 1978) is a Czech politician and former ski jumper. In ski jumping he competed from 1996 to 2017, winning the 2005/06 World Cup and 2005/06 Four Hills Tournament (shared with Janne Ahonen), as well as silver and bro ...
, who did that in 2006). During one of the training rounds at the
1993 World Ski Championships, Rathmayr suffered a dangerous fall after which he was never able to come back to his form from 1992 and 1993. His best start after the fall was 7th place in
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
in 1994.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
References
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1972 births
Austrian male ski jumpers
Living people
Sportspeople from Linz
20th-century Austrian people
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