Andreas Wellinger is a German ski jumper born on 28 August 1995 and known for winning individual gold on the normal hill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where he also took silver on the large hill and a team silver. He was part of the German team that won the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Beyond the Olympics he has won mixed team gold at the 2017 and 2023 Ski Jumping World Championships, individual silver at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships and silver at the 2024 Ski Flying World Championships. He made his World Cup debut in 2012 in Lillehammer, won the Grand Prix in 2013, and reached his best World Cup overall finish, third place, in 2023 to 24.
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Born 28 August 1995 in Traunstein, Bayern GER
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He also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a mixed team gold at the 2017 and 2023 Ski Jumping World Championships
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is a German ski jumper
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Wellinger won the gold medal in the normal hill event in Pyeongchang.
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He was on Germany's 2014 Winter Olympics ski jumping team.
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