Andreas Kofler

Andreas Kofler (born 17 May 1984) is an Austrian former ski jumper.

Career

Andreas Kofler grew up in Tyrol, in the Austrian Alps. He is a member of the ski jumping club SV Innsbruck-Bergisel, together with Gregor Schlierenzauer.

Kofler won his first individual competition in the World Cup on 4 February 2006. Two days later, he came in second place in the team competition. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Kofler won the silver medal in the individual competition, finishing only 0.1 points behind Thomas Morgenstern, his teammate on the squad with whom he would later win the Olympic gold medal in the team competition. At the Nordic Ski World Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan, Kofler won the gold medal in the team competition and finished in sixth place in the individual competition. At the end of the season, he arrived in second place at the Nordic Tournament, beaten only by Adam Małysz.

During the 2010/11 season, Kofler recorded three individual wins, including the first event of the season in Kuusamo, Finland.

Despite a training deficit due to back problems related to his spinal discs, Kofler started the 2011/12 season by winning the first two events, which took place in Lillehammer, Norway.

World Cup

Standings Season Overall 2002/03 16 4 N/A N/A N/A 402003/04 21 30 N/A N/A N/A 292004/05 40 50 N/A N/A N/A 342005/06 7 8 N/A N/A N/A 42006/07 7 12 N/A N/A N/A 2007/08 13 30 N/A N/A N/A 72008/09 36 28 42 N/A N/A 262009/10 4 12 N/A N/A 62010/11 4 8 21 N/A N/A N/A2011/12 12 N/A N/A N/A2012/13 17 15 — N/A N/A N/A 2013/14 12 25 — N/A N/A N/A2014/15 29 23 — N/A N/A N/A2015/16 38 48 — N/A N/A N/A2016/17 23 17 — 50 N/A N/A 2018/19 — — — — — N/A

Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size1 2005/06 4 February 2006 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 LH2 2009/10 29 December 2009 Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night) LH3 2010/11 28 November 2010 Kuusamo Rukatunturi HS142 LH4 19 December 2010 Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137 LH5 16 January 2011 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS134 LH6 2011/12 27 November 2011 Kuusamo Rukatunturi HS142 (night) LH7 3 December 2011 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS100 (night) NH8 4 December 2011 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS138 LH9 18 December 2011 Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137 LH10 4 January 2012 Innsbruck Bergiselschanze HS130 LH11 2012/13 9 December 2012 Sochi RusSki Gorki HS106 NH12 15 December 2012 Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137 LH

Personal life

In 2007, Andreas Kofler started a four-year formation to become a member of the Austrian police force, as part of a program for competitive athletes. In May 2011, Kofler passed his final examinations and hence concluded his formation. His hobbies include telemark skiing, football, surfing and climbing. Andreas Kofler currently resides in Thaur, Tyrol.