Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Gregor Schlierenzauer

Winter Sports

Gregor Schlierenzauer is an Austrian ski jumper born in Innsbruck in 1990 who competed from 2006 to 2021 and holds the record for most individual World Cup wins by a man, with 53. He won the World Cup overall title, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament twice each and the ski flying title three times. His medal count includes four at the Winter Olympics, twelve at the Ski Jumping World Championships and five at the Ski Flying World Championships. In the 2008 to 2009 season he set season records for wins, podiums and points, and he is a nephew of the Olympic luger Markus Prock.

Facts
Birth Year
1990 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
Connections

Competed In

Source Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)
Source Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)
Source Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)

Plays

Ski Jumping, Sports
Source Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2006 to 2021
Sources
1. Olympedia: Gregor Schlierenzauer (Olympedia)
Olympedia
  • Biographical information
    Born 7 January 1990 in Rum, Tirol AUT
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
View the Source
2. Gregor Schlierenzauer (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, honours
    four medals at the Winter Olympics, twelve at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and five at the Ski Flying World Championships
  • Lead
    is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2006 to 2021
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, 2009/10 World Cup
    One of the season highlights for Schlierenzauer was the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, 2013/14 World Cup
    the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi were disappointing for him
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, 2015/16 to 2020/21
    At the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he finished 22nd on the normal hill.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.