Andreas Wellinger facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Andreas Wellinger |
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Wellinger in Klingenthal, 2017
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1995 Ruhpolding, Germany |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SC Ruhpolding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 245 m (804 ft) Vikersund, 18 March 2017 |
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| Seasons | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Andreas Wellinger (born August 28, 1995) is a famous German ski jumper. He has won many important medals in his career. He earned a gold and a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
He also helped his team win a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the 2018 Olympics, his team won a silver medal. Andreas also has gold medals from the Ski Jumping World Championships in 2017 and 2023. He won silver medals at the World Championships in 2017 and 2023. He also got a silver medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in 2024.
Andreas Wellinger's best finish in the overall World Cup was third place. This happened during the 2023–24 season.
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Andreas Wellinger's Ski Jumping Journey
Andreas Wellinger started his journey in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in 2012. His first competition was on a small hill in Lillehammer. He was in the lead after the first jump. However, he finished in fifth place after the second jump.
In the same year, he helped his team win a big event in Kuusamo. He also earned two individual podium finishes. These were in Sochi and Engelberg. During the 2012/2013 season, he scored 393 points. He finished 20th in the World Cup standings that year.
Early Successes and Olympic Debut
Andreas won the Summer Grand Prix in 2013. He was ahead of the Slovenian ski jumper Jernej Damjan. At the first competition of the 2013/2014 season in Klingenthal, he came in second. This was his third time on the podium. He also finished second in Engelberg that same year.
He ended the Four Hills Tournament in 10th place. Then, he won a competition in Wisla in 2014. He was part of Germany's ski jumping team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished sixth in the individual small hill event. He then won a gold medal with the German team. He ended the 2013/2014 season in 9th place overall.
The 2014/2015 season started well for him. He took third place in Klingenthal. But then, he had a bad fall in Ruka. He broke his collarbone. He returned to jumping on March 6 in Lahti.
Winning Gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Andreas Wellinger had an amazing performance at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in 2018. He won the gold medal in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping event. This was a huge achievement for him.
He also earned a silver medal in the Men's Individual Large Hill Ski Jumping event. To top it off, he won another silver medal with the German team. This was in the Men's Team Ski Jumping event.
Major Competition Results
Andreas Wellinger has competed in many major ski jumping events. These include the Olympic Games and World Championships. Here are some of his results.
Olympic Games Achievements
| Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team LH | Team Mixed |
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 2014 Sochi |
6 | 45 |  |
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 2018 Pyeongchang |
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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Results
| Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team LH | Mixed Team |
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 2015 Falun |
11 | DNS | — | — |
 2017 Lahti |
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4 | |
 2019 Seefeld |
— | 32 | — | — |
 2023 Planica |
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13 | 5 | |
 2025 Trondheim |
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10 | 4 | 4 |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships Results
| Event | Individual | Team |
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 2014 Harrachov |
13 | Cancelled |
| 2016 Bad Mitterndorf |
14 | |
 2018 Oberstdorf |
7 | 4 |
| 2022 Vikersund |
14 | |
| 2024 Bad Mitterndorf |
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World Cup Performance
The World Cup is a series of competitions held throughout the season. Ski jumpers earn points based on their performance. The jumper with the most points at the end of the season wins the overall World Cup title.
Season Standings in the World Cup
This table shows Andreas Wellinger's overall ranking in different World Cup seasons. It also shows his results in special tours like the Four Hills Tournament.
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| Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | P7 | ||
| 2012/13 | 20 | 9 | 45 | N/A | |||
| 2013/14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | N/A | |||
| 2014/15 | 35 | — | — | N/A | |||
| 2015/16 | 17 | 12 | — | N/A | |||
| 2016/17 | 4 | 22 | |
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| 2017/18 | 6 | |
26 | 19 | 5 | 24 | |
| 2018/19 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 25 | |
| 2020/21 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021/22 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 29 | N/A | 17 | |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 22 | N/A | 17 | |
| 2023/24 | |
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7 | 6 | N/A | 15 | |
| 2024/25 | 5 | N/A | |||||
World Cup Wins
Andreas Wellinger has won several individual World Cup events. Each win is a big achievement in ski jumping.
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2013/14 | 16 January 2014 |  Wisła |
Malinka HS134 | LH |
| 2 | 2016/17 | 29 January 2017 | Willingen |
Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 | LH |
| 3 | 2017/18 | 3 December 2017 | Nizhny Tagil |
Tramplin Stork HS134 | LH |
| 4 | 2022/23 | 11 February 2023 |  Lake Placid |
MacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128 | LH |
| 5 | 18 February 2023 |  Râșnov |
Râșnov Ski Jump HS97 | NH | |
| 6 | 2023/24 | 29 December 2023 | Oberstdorf |
Schattenbergschanze HS137 | LH |
| 7 | 4 February 2024 | Willingen |
Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH | |
| 8 | 2024/25 | 1 December 2024 | Ruka |
Rukatunturi HS142 | LH |
| 9 | 15 March 2025 | Vikersund |
Vikersundbakken HS240 | FH |
See also
In Spanish: Andreas Wellinger para niños
- List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping
- List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals
