Martin Schmitt

Martin Schmitt is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2014, born on 29 January 1978. He is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers, with two World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal, four World Championship golds and a ski flying world record. His first major success was bronze at the 1997 Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, and he won team large hill silver at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won the World Cup in 1998-99 and 1999-2000, took the individual and team large hill at the 1999 Worlds in Ramsau, finished second to Adam Malysz in 2000-01 and won both large hill events at the 2001 Worlds in Lahti, becoming the first jumper with four medals at one championship. He won team gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. His rivalry with Sven Hannawald helped popularise ski jumping in Germany.