Gregor Schlierenzauer facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gregor Schlierenzauer
Schlierenzauer in Hinzenbach, 2015
Country	Austria
Born	(1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 35) Innsbruck, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski club	SV Innsbruck–Bergisel
Personal best	243.5 m (799 ft) Vikersund, 12 February 2011
World Cup career
Seasons	2006–2021
Individual wins	53
Team wins	17
Indiv. podiums	88
Team podiums	36
Indiv. starts	275
Team starts	50
Overall titles	2 (2009, 2013)
Four Hills titles	2 (2012, 2013)
Ski Flying titles	3 (2009, 2011, 2013)
Nordic titles	2 (2008, 2009)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Event 1st 2nd 3rd Winter Olympics 1 1 2 World Championships 6 5 1 Ski Flying World Championships 4 1 0 Total 11 7 3 Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver Team LH Silver 2014 Sochi Team LH Bronze 2010 Vancouver Individual NH Bronze 2010 Vancouver Individual LH World Championships Gold 2007 Sapporo Team LH Gold 2009 Liberec Team LH Gold 2011 Oslo Team NH Gold 2011 Oslo Individual LH Gold 2011 Oslo Team LH Gold 2013 Val di Fiemme Team LH Silver 2009 Liberec Individual NH Silver 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed team NH Silver 2013 Val di Flemme Individual NH Silver 2015 Falun Individual LH Silver 2015 Falun Team LH Bronze 2017 Lahti Team LH Men's ski flying World Championships Gold 2008 Oberstdorf Individual Gold 2008 Oberstdorf Team Gold 2010 Planica Team Gold 2012 Vikersund Team Silver 2010 Planica Individual
Updated on 21 September 2021.

Gregor Schlierenzauer is an Austrian former ski jumper. He competed from 2006 to 2021. He is known as one of the most successful ski jumpers ever.

Gregor won many important titles. He won the Ski Jumping World Cup and the Four Hills Tournament twice each. He also won the Ski Flying World Cup three times. He earned four medals at the Winter Olympics. He also won twelve medals at the Ski Jumping World Championships. Plus, he got five medals at the Ski Flying World Championships.

During the 2008–09 World Cup season, Gregor set new records. He won 13 individual World Cup events in one season. This broke the old record of 12 wins. He also tied a record by winning six events in a row. On January 26, 2013, he matched the record of 46 individual World Cup wins. He went on to win a total of 53 events. This is the most wins for any male ski jumper.

Gregor announced he was ending his sports career on September 21, 2021. He shared this news on his website.

Early Life and Family

Gregor Schlierenzauer was born in Innsbruck, Austria, on January 7, 1990. His parents are Paul and Angelika Schlierenzauer. He has an older sister, Gloria, and a younger brother, Lukas. His uncle, Markus Prock, was a famous luge athlete. Markus won three Olympic medals. He helped Gregor get contracts with sports companies.

Gregor has been unable to hear in his left ear since he was born. He is also related to another luge athlete, Hannah Prock.

When Gregor was eight, he started training in ski jumping. He joined the SV Innsbruck–Bergisel club. He went to a regular school at first. But it was hard to balance schoolwork with his busy sports schedule. So, Gregor went to Skigymnasium Stams. This is a special boarding school for ski athletes in Austria. Today, he lives in Fulpmes, Austria.

Gregor started competing professionally in the 2005/06 season. He was only fifteen years old. He competed in the Continental Cup. In February 2006, he won a gold medal at the Junior World Championships. After that, Alex Pointner, the Austrian team coach, asked him to join the World Cup. Gregor's first World Cup event was on March 12, 2006. He finished in 24th place.

Ski Jumping Career Highlights

2006/07 Season: First Wins

On December 3, 2006, Gregor won his first World Cup event. It was in Lillehammer, Norway. This made him one of the youngest jumpers to ever win a World Cup competition. He also won an event in Oberstdorf, Germany. This was part of the Four Hills Tournament.

He won the final event of the Four Hills Tournament. This happened in Bischofshofen, Austria, on his 17th birthday. He finished second overall in the tournament. He ended the 2006/07 World Cup season in fourth place.

2007/08 Season: More Success

At the start of the 2007/08 World Cup, Gregor was second in the rankings. He was behind his teammate Thomas Morgenstern. He also took second place in Oberstdorf during the Four Hills Tournament. He won first place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Gregor won his second World Cup event in Zakopane, Poland, on January 25, 2008. He then competed in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf. On February 23, 2008, he won the gold medal. The next day, the Austrian team won gold in the team competition.

He also won the 2008 Nordic Tournament. This was after winning events in Lillehammer and Oslo. He finished second overall in the 2007/08 World Cup. He was 233 points behind Thomas Morgenstern. In March 2008, he set a new Austrian record. He jumped 233.5 meters on a flying hill.

2008/09 Season: Record-Breaking Year

On February 11, 2009, Gregor made history. He became only the fourth jumper to win six World Cup events in a row. This tied a record held by other great jumpers. His winning streak ended when he finished 8th in a ski flying event.

On February 21, he won a silver medal. This was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. A week later, he won gold in the team large hill event.

Gregor Schlierenzauer (left) and Wolfgang Loitzl (right) at Zakopane in 2009.

He returned to winning individual events on March 8 in Lahti, Finland. This brought his total wins for the season to 11. On March 20, he won a ski flying event in Planica. This gave him 13 wins for the season, a new record. He also set a record with 20 podium finishes. He won the 2008/09 World Cup title. He was the first person to score over 2000 points in a season.

2009/10 Season: Olympic Medals

In the 2009/10 World Cup, Gregor finished second overall. He won eight World Cup events that season. This included wins during the Four Hills Tournament. A big moment for Gregor was the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won a bronze medal in the Normal Hill competition. A week later, he won another bronze in the Large Hill competition.

Two days later, he won his first Olympic gold medal. He won the Team Event with his Austrian teammates.

At the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, he won a silver medal. He also won a gold medal with his team.

Schlierenzauer won three medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

2010/11 Season: World Championship Gold

Gregor was injured at the start of the 2010/11 World Cup. He missed the first two events of the Four Hills Tournament. Even while recovering, he won two events at the Vikersund ski flying hill. He also set a new personal best jump of 243.5 meters.

Later that season, he won three gold medals. These were at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. He won his first individual gold medal at these championships. He beat his teammate Thomas Morgenstern by a tiny amount.

He won the ski flying title for the second time. This was after a victory in Planica.

2011/12 Season: Four Hills Champion

Gregor won his first event of the 2011/12 season on December 9, 2011. This was in Harrachov. On January 6, 2012, Gregor won the Four Hills Tournament for the first time.

He was disqualified from an event on January 15, 2012. His jump suit tore right before his jump. He still jumped well, but the torn suit led to his disqualification. This cost him the overall World Cup title.

By February 5, 2012, Gregor had 40 World Cup wins. This meant he passed Adam Małysz. He finished second in the overall World Cup that season.

2012/13 Season: Dominating the Sport

Gregor was amazing during the 2012/13 season. He won the Four Hills Tournament for the second time. He also won the ski flying title for the third time.

On January 26, 2013, he tied Matti Nykänen's record of 46 World Cup wins. This was at an event in Vikersund. On February 3, he won again in Harrachov. This made him the sole record holder with 47 wins.

At the Nordic Championships in Val di Fiemme, he won a gold medal with his team. He also won two silver medals.

He won the overall World Cup by a lot at the end of the season. By then, he had already reached 50 World Cup wins.

2013/14 Season: Olympic Silver

The 2013/14 season started well for Gregor. He won his first two events in Kuusamo and Lillehammer. He finished 8th in the Four Hills Tournament. He also got two podium finishes in ski-flying events.

However, he couldn't keep up his past dominance. The Olympic Winter Games in Sochi were a bit disappointing for him. He finished 11th on the normal hill and 7th on the large hill. But he did win a silver medal with his team.

He finished 6th overall in the World Cup that season.

2014/15 Season: Last Major Wins

The 2014/15 season was also tough for Gregor. After some poor results, he won his first event in Lillehammer. This was his 53rd and final World Cup victory. The next weekend, he took second place in Nizhny Tagil. This was his 88th and last World Cup podium finish.

He finished 7th in the Four Hills Tournament. He worked hard to find his best form. He won a silver medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. He finished second to Severin Freund from Germany. He also won a silver medal with his team.

The 2014/15 season was Gregor's last at the very top of the sport.

Later Career (2015–2021)

After some difficult performances, Gregor took a break in the 2015/16 season. He returned for the Four Hills Tournament but didn't do well. He ended his season early. In March 2016, he injured his knee while skiing. This meant he couldn't return until 2017.

At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, he won a bronze medal with his team.

His best result in the 2017/18 season was 13th place. This was at Oberstdorf. At the season's end in Planica, he jumped 253.5 meters. This was the same length as the world record. But he touched the ground with his hands, so it didn't count. He finished 35th overall that season.

At the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he finished 22nd on the normal hill. He didn't compete on the large hill. His team finished fourth, just missing a medal.

The 2019/20 season was his best since 2014/15. He had four top-ten finishes. This included a fourth-place finish in Nizhny Tagil. He ended the season 20th overall.

On September 21, 2021, Gregor announced he was retiring from ski jumping.

Olympic Games Medals

Event	Normal Hill	Large Hill	Team
Representing  Austria
2010 Vancouver	Bronze	Bronze	Gold
2014 Sochi	11th	7th	Silver
2018 Pyeongchang	22nd	—	4th

World Championships Medals

Event	Normal Hill	Large Hill	Team Normal Hill	Team Large Hill	Mixed Team
Representing  Austria
2007 Sapporo	8th	10th	N/A	Gold	N/A
2009 Liberec	Silver	4th	N/A	Gold	N/A
2011 Oslo	8th	Gold	Gold	Gold	N/A
2013 Val di Fiemme	Silver	8th	N/A	Gold	Silver
2015 Falun	22nd	Silver	N/A	Silver	—
2017 Lahti	24th	—	N/A	Bronze	—

Ski Flying World Championships Medals

Event	Individual	Team
Representing  Austria
2008 Oberstdorf	Gold	Gold
2010 Planica	Silver	Gold
2012 Vikersund	18th	Gold
2014 Harrachov	24th	—
2020 Planica	26th	6th

World Cup Achievements

Overall Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	W6	T5	P7	NT
2005/06	73	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	50
2006/07	4		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24
2007/08		12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008/09				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009/10		4		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4
2010/11	9	36		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011/12			8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012/13				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013/14	6	8		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014/15	10	7	18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015/16	43	33	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016/17	34	—	34	28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2017/18	35	26	46	29	—	N/A	23	N/A
2018/19	46	—	—	—	47	N/A	—	N/A
2019/20	20	28	—	11	8	18	N/A	N/A
2020/21	65	60	—	N/A	—	N/A	—	N/A

Podium Finishes

Season	Podiums
	Medals			Total
2006/07	5	1	1	7
2007/08	6	7	1	14
2008/09	13	3	4	20
2009/10	8	2	1	11
2010/11	3	-	1	4
2011/12	5	3	1	9
2012/13	10	2	4	16
2013/14	2	1	2	5
2014/15	1	1	-	2
Total	53	20	15	88

Individual Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2006/07	3 December 2006	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH
2		16 December 2006	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
3		30 December 2006	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night)	LH
4		7 January 2007	Bischofshofen	Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140 (night)	LH
5		7 February 2007	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140 (night)	LH
6	2007/08	1 January 2008	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS140	LH
7		25 January 2008	Zakopane	Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night)	LH
8		7 March 2008	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138 (night)	LH
9		9 March 2008	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS128	LH
10		14 March 2008	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215	FH
11		16 March 2008	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215	FH
12	2008/09	6 December 2008	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140 (night)	LH
13		21 December 2008	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
14		10 January 2009	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm HS200	FH
15		11 January 2009	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm HS200	FH
16		17 January 2009	Zakopane	Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night)	LH
17		24 January 2009	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park HS140	LH
18		25 January 2009	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park HS140	LH
19		31 January 2009	Sapporo	Okurayama HS134 (night)	LH
20		8 February 2009	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night)	LH
21		11 February 2009	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140 (night)	LH
22		8 March 2009	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS97	NH
23		15 March 2009	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS207 (night)	FH
24		20 March 2009	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215	FH
25	2009/10	5 December 2009	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138 (night)	LH
26		19 December 2009	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
27		1 January 2010	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS140	LH
28		3 January 2010	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze HS130	LH
29		10 January 2010	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm HS200	FH
30		22 January 2010	Zakopane	Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night)	LH
31		23 January 2010	Zakopane	Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night)	LH
32		6 February 2010	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night)	LH
33	2010/11	12 February 2011	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225 (night)	FH
34		13 February 2011	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225	FH
35		18 March 2011	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215	FH
36	2011/12	9 December 2011	Harrachov	Čerťák HS142 (night)	LH
37		30 December 2011	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night)	LH
38		1 January 2012	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS140	LH
39		21 January 2012	Zakopane	Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night)	LH
40		4 February 2012	Val di Fiemme	Trampolino dal Ben HS134 (night)	LH
41	2012/13	25 November 2012	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH
42		8 December 2012	Soči	RusSki Gorki HS106 (night)	NH
43		16 December 2012	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
44		4 January 2013	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze HS130	LH
45		6 January 2013	Bischofshofen	Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140 (night)	LH
46		26 January 2013	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS225	FH
47		3 February 2013	Harrachov	Čerťák HS205	FH
48		3 February 2013	Harrachov	Čerťák HS205	FH
49		17 March 2013	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS128	LH
50		22 March 2013	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215	FH
51	2013/14	29 November 2013	Kuusamo	Rukatunturi HS142 (night)	LH
52		7 December 2013	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS100 (night)	NH
53	2014/15	6 December 2014	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138 (night)	LH

Ski Jumping Records

Current Records Held

Gregor Schlierenzauer set many records during his career. On January 26, 2013, he tied the record for most World Cup wins with 46 victories. He shared this record with Matti Nykänen. On February 3, 2013, he won his 47th World Cup event. This made him the only record holder. Gregor achieved a total of 53 World Cup victories.

He also holds the record for most team victories in the World Cup. He won 17 times with the Austrian team. If you add his individual and team wins, he has 70 World Cup victories. This is another record.

Other records include his 14 World Cup wins in ski flying. He also has 36 World Cup wins on large hills. At 18, he is the youngest ski flying world champion ever.

He shares the record for most ski flying crystal globes (three) with Peter Prevc and Stefan Kraft.

He holds the longest winning streak in the World Cup. He won six events in a row. He shares this record with Janne Ahonen, Matti Hautamäki, Thomas Morgenstern, and Ryōyū Kobayashi.

In the 2012/13 season, he scored 544 points in the ski flying rankings. This record still stands today.

Gregor and Johan Remen Evensen achieved the highest score in a single ski jumping competition. They both scored 498.6 points in Vikersund in 2011.

He is the only ski jumper to win at least one medal at six Nordic World Ski Championships in a row (from 2007 to 2017).

Former Records Held

From 2009 to 2016, Gregor held the record for most World Cup victories in a season (13). He also held the record for most podium finishes (20) and most points (2083) in a single season.

Until 2023, his 19 podium finishes in ski flying competitions were a record. His 36 podium finishes in team competitions were also a record.

From 2015 to 2022, he shared the record for most wins (13) in the Summer Grand Prix with Adam Małysz.

In 2008, Gregor set a new Austrian ski flying national record of 232.5 meters. He soon improved this to 233.5 meters. In 2011, he set another new national record of 243.5 meters.

Invalid Ski Jumping World Record

     This jump was not officially recognized. He touched the ground with his hands at the world record distance.

See also

In Spanish: Gregor Schlierenzauer para niños