Andreas Wellinger

Andreas Wellinger

File:2017-10-03 FIS SGP 2017 Klingenthal Siegerehrung Andreas Wellinger Hymne.jpg Wellinger in Klingenthal, 2017
Personal information
Born	(1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 Ruhpolding, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Skiing
Club	SC Ruhpolding
World Cup career
Seasons	2012–present
Indiv. starts	244
Indiv. podiums	40
Indiv. wins	9
Team starts	43
Team podiums	28
Team wins	8
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	245 m (804 ft) Vikersund, 18 March 2017
Medal record Representing Germany Men's ski jumping Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 2 0 Ski Jumping World Championships 2 4 0 Ski Flying World Championships 0 3 1 Total 4 9 1 Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team LH Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH World Championships Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Mixed team NH Gold medal – first place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual NH Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual LH Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Individual NH Silver medal – second place 2025 Trondheim Individual NH Men's ski flying World Championships Silver medal – second place 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team Silver medal – second place 2022 Vikersund Team Silver medal – second place 2024 Bad Mitterndorf Individual Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Updated on 1 December 2024

Andreas Wellinger (born 28 August 1995) is a German ski jumper. His career-best achievements include an individual gold and silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, mixed team gold at the 2017 and 2023 Ski Jumping World Championships, and individual silver medals at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships and 2024 Ski Flying World Championships.

Wellinger's best finish in the World Cup overall standings is the third place, in the 2023–24 season.

Career

Wellinger's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in 2012 on competition on small hill in Lillehammer. He led after the first round, but in the second round he dropped to fifth place. The same year, he won the large hill team event in Kuusamo and got two individual podiums in Sochi and Engelberg as well. During the 2012/2013 season, he reached 393 points and finished in World cup in 20th place.

He won the summer Grand Prix FIS Ski Jumping in 2013, ahead of Slovene ski jumper Jernej Damjan. At the first competition in season 2013/2014 in Klingenthal, he was second and that was his third podium. In Engelberg, the same year, he also finished second. He ended the Four Hills Tournament in 10th place. Then he won in Wisla 2014. He was on Germany's ski jumping 2014 Winter Olympics team. He was sixth on a small individual hill and won a gold medal with Germany in a team event. He ended 2013/2014 season in 9th place. He started season 2014/2015 in Klingenthal with 3rd place. In Ruka he had a bad fall and broke his collarbone and next jumped on 6 March in Lahti.

2018: Winter Olympic Games

Andreas Wellinger won the gold medal in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. He also won the silver in the Men's Individual Large Hill Ski Jumping event, and another silver as part of the German Team in the Men's Team Ski Jumping event.

Major tournament results

Olympic Games

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team LH	Team Mixed
2014 Sochi	6	45	1st place, gold medalist(s)	–
2018 Pyeongchang	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	–

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team LH	Mixed Team
2015 Falun	11	DNS	—	—
2017 Lahti	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	4	1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Seefeld	—	32	—	—
2023 Planica	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	13	5	1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Trondheim	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	10	4	4

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

Event	Individual	Team
2014 Harrachov	13	Cancelled
2016 Bad Mitterndorf	14	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Oberstdorf	7	4
2022 Vikersund	14	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Bad Mitterndorf	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Error creating thumbnail:

World Cup

Season standings

Season				Tour Standings
	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	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Error creating thumbnail:	N/A
2017/18	6	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	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	Error creating thumbnail:	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	7	6	N/A	15
2024/25	5				N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
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

• List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals