André Kiesewetter (born 20 August 1969) is an East German/German former

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 won the bronze medal in the team large hill and 7th in the individual large hillat at the

1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 took place between 7 and 17 February 1991 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The women's 5 km was reintroduced after not being held in the previous championships. The men's 10 km was introduced in this c ...

and had his best and two World Cup wins in Lake Placid and

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. On 23 March 1991, he crashed as trial jumper at ski jumping world record distance at 196 metres (643 ft) back home on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 in

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World Cup

Standings

Wins

Invalid ski jumping world record

This is the longest parallel style ski jump in history. Not recognized! Ground touch at world record distance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiesewetter, Andre 1969 births Living people People from Neuhaus am Rennweg German male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Skiers from Thuringia 20th-century German sportsmen