- Andreas Felder
Andreas Felder (born
6 March 1962 in Hall,Tyrol ) is a formerAustria nski jumper . In the 1980s and the early 1990s, he dominated ski jumping together withJens Weißflog andMatti Nykänen . He finished in the top 3 overall six times in the World Cup, including a #1 ranking in the 1990/91 season. He won his first international championship medal at the1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inOslo with a silver medal in the team large hill competition.His big breakthrough came in the 1984/85 season. In December that year he won the World cup competition in
Thunder Bay, Ontario ,Canada . He won six competitions in that season, but ended in 2nd place overall behindMatti Nykänen . At the1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inSeefeld , he won silver medals both in the individual normal hill and the team large hill. In 1986 he became Ski-flying world champion in Bad Mitterndorf, and at the1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships atOberstdorf , he became World Champion in the individual large hill and also won a bronze medal in the team large hill. In the 1990/91 season, Felder won his only Overall World Cup title and also won the team large hill gold medal at the1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inVal di Fiemme . He also won a silver medal in the team large hill at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville . Felder finished his career with victory onMarch 29 ,1992 when he won the Ski-flying World cup competition inPlanica .Felder also won the ski jumping competition at the 1987
Holmenkollen ski festival .External links
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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
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