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Thomas Morgenstern

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Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper born in 1986 who competed from 2002 to 2014 and won team medals alongside Gregor Schlierenzauer and others. He won the World Cup overall title twice, with 23 individual wins, along with the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each. He collected eight World Championship gold medals, one individual and seven in team events, and three Winter Olympic gold medals, one individual and two with the team. He opened the 2007 to 2008 season with six wins in a row, a feat he shares with a few other jumpers, and retired in 2014 after winning team silver at the Sochi Olympics.

Facts
Birth Year
1986 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
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Competed In

2006 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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2010 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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2014 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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Plays

Ski Jumping, Sports
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Nationality

Austria

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is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014
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1. Olympedia: Thomas Morgenstern (Olympedia)
Olympedia
  • Biographical information
    Born 30 October 1986 in Spittal an der Drau, Kärnten AUT
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
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2. Thomas Morgenstern (Wikipedia)
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    eight World Championship gold medals (one individual, seven team), and three Winter Olympic gold medals (one individual, two team)
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    is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014
  • Competed In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Career, 2006
    During the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medals in the individual and team large hill competitions.
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Career, 2010
    Morgenstern won gold medals in the team events at the Ski-Flying World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career, 2014
    He recovered in time to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
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