Georg Hettich

Georg Hettich (born 12 October 1978 in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald) is a German Nordic combined skier and Olympic medalist. He was a surprise winner of the 15 km individual event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he also took bronze in the 7.5 km sprint. At the 2002 Winter Olympics he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event and he repeated that result in 2006, which completed a medal collection of one gold, two silvers and one bronze. Hettich also won team silver medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in both 2003 and 2005. Nordic combined, his sport, joins a ski jumping competition with a cross-country race.