Martin Höllwarth (born 13 April 1974) is an Austrian 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
At the
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...
in
Albertville
Albertville (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Southeastern France.
It is best k ...
, he won three silver medals. At the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...
in
Nagano, he won bronze in the team large hill competition. Höllwarth's biggest successes were at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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where he earned six medals, including three golds (team normal hill in 2001 and 2005; team large hill in 2005) and three bronzes (individual normal hill in 2001; team large hill in 1999 and 2001).
On 4 February 2001, whilst returning from an event in
Willingen
Willingen (official name: ''Willingen (Upland)'') is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel.
Geography
Location
Willingen is found in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the Upland. Its main ...
, a car driven by Höllwarth was involved in an accident in which Austrian coach
Alois Lipburger died. Höllwarth and another passenger, fellow ski jumper and countryman
Andreas Widhölzl
Andreas "Andi" Widhölzl (born 14 October 1976) is an Austrian 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. Alo ...
, escaped with minor injuries.
Höllwarth announced his retirement at the
2007/08 season.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
Ski jumping world record
References
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1974 births
Living people
Austrian male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for Austria
Olympic silver medalists for Austria
Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
World record setters in ski flying
Sportspeople from Schwaz
Skiers from Tyrol (federal state)
20th-century Austrian people
21st-century Austrian sportsmen