Bernhard Gruber

Bernhard Gruber (born 12 August 1982) is an Austrian former Nordic combined skier who competed between 2003 and 2021.

Career 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.

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.

Record Olympic Games 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)

World Championship 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 5 22 2011 — — Gold Gold 2013 13 Silver 5 Silver 2015 10 Gold 5 7 2017 7 9 Bronze 4 2019Silver 10 DSQ Bronze