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Michael Uhrmann 
Personal information Full name Michael Uhrmann Born September 16, 1978
Wegscheid, GermanyProfessional information Club WSV-DJK Rasbüchl Skis Fischer World Cup Seasons 1995–2011 Wins 2 Additional podiums 12 Total podiums 14 Medal recordMen's ski jumping Competitor for 
GermanyOlympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Team large hill Silver 2010 Vancouver Team large hill World Championships Gold 2001 Lahti Team large hill Silver 2005 Oberstdorf Team normal hill Bronze 2001 Lahti Team normal hill Bronze 2011 Oslo Team normal hill Michael Uhrmann (born September 16, 1978) is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
Uhrmann also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in 2001 (Team large hill), a silver in 2005 (Team normal hill), and a bronze in 2001 (Team normal hill). He also won a bronze in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006. Current owner of a record jump in Klingenthal (146.5m, 02/02/11).
Uhrmann also has four World Cup victories since 2000.
Personal life
With his wife Heidi he has two daughters: Leni Viktoria (*4.4.2006) and Emily (*18.10.2009).
References
- Michael Uhrmann at the International Ski Federation
- Official website (German)
Olympic champions in men's ski jumping team large hill 1988: Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Matti Nykänen, Tuomo Ylipulli, & Jari Puikkonen) * 1992: Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Mika Laitinen, Risto Laakkonen, & Toni Nieminen) * 1994: Germany (Hansjörg Jäkle, Christof Duffner, Dieter Thoma, & Jens Weißflog) * 1998: Japan (Takanobu Okabe, Hiroya Saito, Masahiko Harada, & Kazuyoshi Funaki) * 2002: Germany (Sven Hannawald, Stephan Hocke, Michael Uhrmann, & Martin Schmitt) * 2006: Austria (Andreas Widhölzl, Andreas Kofler, Martin Koch, & Thomas Morgenstern) * 2010: Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern, & Gregor Schlierenzauer)
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