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Karl Geiger

Winter Sports

Karl Geiger is a German ski jumper, born on 11 February 1993, who has competed at World Cup level since 2012. He made his World Cup debut in Lillehammer in November 2012, won his first World Cup event in Engelberg on 15 December 2018 and his second in Willingen on 16 February 2019. His career-best results include team silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics and individual silver with team and mixed team gold at the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships, followed by team and mixed team gold at the 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships and an individual ski flying world title. He represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics and finished runner-up in the World Cup overall standings in 2019 to 20 and 2021 to 22. He graduated in energy and environmental engineering from Kempten University of Applied Sciences in December 2019.

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Birth Year
1993 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
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is a German ski jumper
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1. Olympedia: Karl Geiger on Olympedia
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  • Biographical information, born
    Born 11 February 1993 in Oberstdorf, Bayern GER
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
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2. Karl Geiger (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is a German ski jumper
  • Career, medals
    His career-best achievements include winning a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as well as individual silver, team, and mixed team gold at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
  • Plays: Ski Jumping, Lead
    is a German ski jumper
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2018 Olympics
    Geiger represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
  • Competed In: 2022 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2022 Olympics
    Geiger represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
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