Georg Thoma

Georg Thoma, born on 20 August 1937, is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won the 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 carried the German flag at the opening ceremony, and in 1966 he won the world championship title. His strength in the combined was jumping, and he was German champion in ski jumping three times, in 1960, 1961 and 1963. He won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival from 1963 to 1966 and received the Holmenkollen medal in 1964. After competing he worked as a postman and later as a television commentator.