Jan Hörl (born 16 October 1998) is an Austrian ski jumper[2] and Olympic champion from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Career
Hörl's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut took place in Innsbruck on 4 January 2019 where he finished 29th. On 5 December 2021 he won his first individual World Cup competition in Wisła, Poland.[3] On 14 February 2022 he achieved his biggest success when Jan Hörl, together with Stefan Kraft, Daniel Huber and Manuel Fettner, won the team competition gold medal in Beijing 2022.[4]
His best season so far has been the 2021-22 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, where he finished 9th in the overall with 662 points and achieved his first individual World Cup win in Wisła and finished 3rd on the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in his hometown Bischofshofen. Hörl won three team events this season in Wisła, Bischofshofen and Lahti. He also finished first in the large hill team competition in Beijing.
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 43 | 45 | — | 49 |
| 2019/20 | 27 | 25 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 39 | 33 | 35 | — |
| 2021/22 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | — | 28 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 
|
6 |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021/22 | 5 December 2021 |  Wisła |
Malinka HS134 | LH |
| 2 | 2023/24 | 3 January 2024 |  Innsbruck |
Bergiselschanze HS128 | LH |
| 3 | 3 March 2024 |  Lahti |
Salpausselkä HS130 | LH | |
| 4 | 2024/25 | 24 November 2024 |  Lillehammer |
Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH |
| 5 | 21 December 2024 |  Engelberg |
Gross-Titlis HS140 | LH |
References
- ^ "JanHoerl". silberpfeil.com (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "HOERL Jan – Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Wisła ponownie przyniosła niespodziankę. Hoerl po raz pierwszy najlepszy" [Wisła again brought a surprise. Hoerl the best for the first time]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 7 December 2021.
- ^ "team austria wins ski jumping thriller in zhnagjiakou". fis-ski.com. 14 February 2022.
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