Jan Hörl Explained

Jan Hörl
Nationality:Austria
Birth Date:16 October 1998
Birth Place:Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Club:SC Bischofshofen
Personalbest:232.5m (762.8feet)
Planica, 24 March 2022
Wins:1
Teamwins:4
Totalpodiums:3
Teampodiums:5
Updated:4 March 2023

Jan Hörl (born 16 October 1998) is an Austrian ski jumper[1] and Olympic champion from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

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.[2] 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.[3]

World Cup

His best season has been the 2021-22 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, where he finished 9th in the overall ranking 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 has won three team competitions this season in Wisła, Bischofshofen and Lahti. He also finished first in the large hill team competition in Beijing.

Team victories

No.SeasonDateLocationHillHillsize
1.2019-2023 November 2019WisłaMalinka134m
2.2020-2116 January 2021ZakopaneWielka Krokiew140m
3.2021-224 December 2021WisłaMalinka134m
4.2021-229 January 2022BischofshofenPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze142m
5.2021-2226 February 2022LahtiSalpausselkä130m

Season standings

SeasonOverallSki-FlyingFour Hills
Tournament
Raw Air
2018–19434549
2019–202725
2020–21393533
2021–22928813

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HOERL Jan – Athlete Information. fis-ski.com. 22 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Wisła ponownie przyniosła niespodziankę. Hoerl po raz pierwszy najlepszy. Wisła again brought a surprise. Hoerl the best for the first time. 7 December 2021. sportowefakty.wp.pl. pl.
  3. Web site: team austria wins ski jumping thriller in zhnagjiakou . fis-ski.com. 14 February 2022. en.