Ulrich Wehling

Ulrich Wehling (born July 8, 1952 in Halle) is a retired German skier who won the nordic combined event in the Winter Olympics three consecutive times, in 1972, 1976, and 1980. He was the first man to win three consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals in the same event.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Wehling won two Nordic combined medals with a gold in 1974 and a bronze in 1978. Wehling also won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival three straight years (1975-1977). For his successes in the Nordic combined, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1976.

Wehling is currently FIS Race Director for the Nordic combined, a role he also did for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo.

Other successes

* 1971 junior European champion
* 1975 GDR masters
* 1976 GDR master
* 1977 GDR master
* 1978 GDR master
* 1979 GDR master

External links

* [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/insidefis/fisoffice.html FIS Official listings]
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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon