Eva Ganster

Eva Ganster (born 30 March 1978) is an Austrian former ski jumper. She has nine women's ski flying world records, set between 1994 and 1997.

Early life Ganster was born in Kitzbühel to parents Edgar and Dagmar Ganster. She has a younger brother, Axel. Eva began skiing at a very early age. At age ten she began ski jumping, competing alongside boys of the same age. During the 1990–91 Austrian National Championship season, she beat the boys in her age group to place first. However, she broke her foot and was unable to attend the World Youth Games.

Career In 1993, Ganster placed third at the Austrian National Championships in St. Agyd.

Ganster suffered setbacks in back-to-back seasons in 1995 and 1996, but with the advent of separate women's competitions she was able to begin to succeed again. The women's world record would remain hers for another six years until Daniela Iraschko-Stolz landed a jump of on 29 January 2003.

In 1998, Ganster won the National Championships and she was placed second in the World Junior Championships. In 2000 and 2001, Ganster placed second at the National Championships; she won the event in 2002. She never formally represented her country in Olympic ski jumping, which did not become an official Olympic sport for women until 2014, when Carina Vogt won the first Gold medal.