Bernhard Gruber
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austria |
| Born | 12 August 1982 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | SC Bischofshofen-Salzburg |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2003–2021 |
| Indiv. starts | 243 |
| Indiv. podiums | 27 |
| Indiv. wins | 7 |
Medal record | |
Bernhard Gruber (born 12 August 1982) is an Austrian former Nordic combined skier who competed between 2003 and 2021.
Career
[edit]At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a gold in the 4 x 5 km team and a bronze in the 10 km individual large hill events.[1]
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Gruber finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team, 11th in both the 10 km individual large hill and individual normal hill events, and 22nd in the 10 km mass start event.
He had seven World Cup victories in his career. His first wins came in 2008. One of these wins that year was in the 15 km individual event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in Oslo.
He retired in 2021 after his second heart surgery.[2]
Record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]- 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | — | Bronze | Gold |
| 2014 | — | 5 | Bronze |
| 2018 | 20 | 21 | Bronze |
World Championship
[edit]- 8 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team NH | Team LH | Mass start NH | Team sprint LH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | N/a | 5 | 22 | N/a |
| 2011 | — | — | Gold | Gold | N/a | N/a |
| 2013 | 13 | Silver | 5 | N/a | N/a | Silver |
| 2015 | 10 | Gold | 5 | N/a | N/a | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 | Bronze | N/a | N/a | 4 |
| 2019 | Silver | 10 | DSQ | N/a | N/a | Bronze |
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Gruber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Holzmann, Alexander (25 March 2021). "Ich würde schon noch gern voll andrücken". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bernhard Gruber at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Bernhard Gruber at Olympedia
- Bernhard Gruber at Olympics.com
- Bernhard Gruber at Team Austria (in Austrian German)
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| 4 x 5 km |
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- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
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