Georg Thoma (; born 20 August 1937) is a retired German

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first non-Scandinavian athlete to do so, and was voted German Sportsman of the Year. At the 1964 Olympics he won a bronze medal and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966. Thoma's strength in the Nordic combined was jumping. He was three times German champion in

ski jumping 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 ...

(1960, 1961, and 1963). Additionally, he won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival from 1963 to 1966. For his Nordic combined successes, Thoma was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (ahared with Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, and Halvor Næs). Thoma is the uncle of the ski jumper Dieter Thoma. After retiring from competitions he worked as a postman in his hometown and later as a television commentator. He was one of the first German winter athletes to make his living from sponsorship.

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* * * * * – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file * – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1937 births Living people German male Nordic combined skiers German male ski jumpers Olympic Nordic combined skiers of the United Team of Germany Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners People from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub