Eric Frenzel

Eric Frenzel

File:2022-03-28 Empfang des Sächsischen Ministerpräsidenten für die Teilnehmenden der Olympischen Winterspiele 2022 by Sandro Halank–038.jpg Frenzel in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Skiing
Club	WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons	2007–2023
Indiv. starts	270
Indiv. podiums	83
Indiv. wins	43
Team starts	33
Team podiums	24
Team wins	11
Overall titles	5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	198.5 m (651 ft) Oberstdorf, 17 March 2022
Medal record Men's nordic combined Representing Germany Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Individual NH Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team LH Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team LH Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team LH Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH Nordic World Ski Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Individual NH Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual LH Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Team NH Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Team sprint Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Team NH Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Individual LH Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Team LH Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Team NH Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Team LH Silver medal – second place 2015 Falun Team sprint Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Individual NH Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Team NH Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Team LH Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo Individual LH Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Flemme Team sprint Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint

Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German former nordic combined skier and current discipline coach for the German nordic combined team.

Career

One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medals in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 10km individual normal hill at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Frenzel won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of eighth in the 10 km mass start at those same championships. Later he won three individual gold medals and four team gold medals in the next editions of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Record

Olympic Games

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team relay
2010	10	40	Bronze
2014	Gold	10	Silver
2018	Gold	Bronze	Gold
2022	-	-	Silver

World Championship

Year	Individual LH	Individual NH	Team	Team sprint/ Mixed team
2007	–	22	—	—
2009	29	34	Silver	8
2011	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Silver
2013	Gold	4	6	Bronze
2015	10	4	Gold	Silver
2017	7	Silver	Gold	Gold
2019	Gold	16	Silver	Gold
2021	4	4	Silver	Bronze
2023	—	10	Silver	—

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	SP
2006/07	–	–
2007/08	7	9
2008/09	11	N/A
2009/10	4	N/A
2010/11	4	N/A
2011/12	6	N/A
2012/13	1st place, gold medalist(s)	N/A
2013/14	1st place, gold medalist(s)	N/A
2014/15	1st place, gold medalist(s)	N/A
2015/16	1st place, gold medalist(s)	N/A
2016/17	1st place, gold medalist(s)	N/A
2017/18	8	N/A
2018/19	12	N/A
2019/20	7	N/A
2020/21	5	N/A

Individual victories

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size	Discipline
1	2007/08	20 January 2008	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Massenstart
2	2009/10	30 January 2010	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS100	NH	Gundersen
3	2011/12	4 December 2011	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Penalty Race
4	2012/13	19 January 2013	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
5		20 January 2013	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
6		26 January 2013	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Gundersen
7		27 January 2013	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Penalty Race
8		8 March 2013	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
9		15 March 2013	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS134	LH	Gundersen
10	2013/14	30 November 2013	Kuusamo	Rukatunturi HS142	LH	Gundersen
11		8 December 2013	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
12		15 December 2013	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
13		17 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
14		18 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
15		19 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
16		26 January 2014	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze HS137	LH	Gundersen
17	2014/15	6 December 2014	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
18		10 January 2015	Chaux-Neuve	La Côté Feuillée HS118	LH	Gundersen
19		16 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
20		17 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
21		18 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
22		23 January 2015	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH	Gundersen
23		24 January 2015	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH	Gundersen
24	2015/16	20 December 2015	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
25		23 January 2016	Chaux-Neuve	La Côté Feuillée HS118	LH	Gundersen
26		29 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
27		30 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
28		31 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
29		10 February 2016	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen
30		19 February 2016	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
31		5 March 2016	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
32	2016/17	3 December 2016	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS100	NH	Gundersen
33		4 December 2016	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
34		18 December 2016	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
35		7 January 2017	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
36		13 January 2017	Val di Fiemme	Trampolino dal Ben HS134	LH	Gundersen
37		15 January 2017	Val di Fiemme	Trampolino dal Ben HS134	LH	Gundersen
38		29 January 2017	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
39		15 March 2017	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen
40		18 March 2017	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
41		19 March 2017	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
42	2017/18	16 December 2017	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
43		13 March 2018	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen