Eric Frenzel

Eric Frenzel
Eric Frenzel
Country	Germany
Born	21 November 1988 (age 32); Annaberg-Buchholz,; East Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	WSC Erzgebirge; Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons	2007–present
Individual wins	43
Team wins	11
Indiv. podiums	79
Team podiums	23
Indiv. starts	228
Team starts	32
Overall titles	5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
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Olympic Games
Nordic World Ski Championships

Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000.

Career[]

One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medals in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 10km individual normal hill at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Frenzel won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of eighth in the 10 km mass start at those same championships. Later he won three individual gold medals and four team gold medals in next editions of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Record[]

Olympic Games[]

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team relay
2010	10	40	Bronze
2014	Gold	10	Silver
2018	Gold	Bronze	Gold

World Championship[]

Year	Individual LH	Individual NH	Team NH	Team sprint/ Mass start
2007	–	22	–	—
2009	29	34	2	8
2011	1	3	2	2
2013	1	4	6	3
2015	10	4	1	2
2017	7	2	1	1
2019	1	16	2	1
2021	4	4	2	3

World Cup[]

Standings[]

Season	Overall	SP
2006/07	–	–
2007/08	7	9
2008/09	11	N/A
2009/10	4	N/A
2010/11	4	N/A
2011/12	6	N/A
2012/13		N/A
2013/14		N/A
2014/15		N/A
2015/16		N/A
2016/17		N/A
2017/18	8	N/A
2018/19	12	N/A
2019/20	7	N/A

Individual victories[]

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size	Discipline
1	2007/08	20 January 2008	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Massenstart
2	2009/10	30 January 2010	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS100	NH	Gundersen
3	2011/12	4 December 2011	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Penalty Race
4	2012/13	19 January 2013	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
5		20 January 2013	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
6		26 January 2013	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Gundersen
7		27 January 2013	Klingenthal	Vogtland Arena HS140	LH	Penalty Race
8		8 March 2013	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
9		15 March 2013	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS134	LH	Gundersen
10	2013/14	30 November 2013	Kuusamo	Rukatunturi HS142	LH	Gundersen
11		8 December 2013	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
12		15 December 2013	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
13		17 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
14		18 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
15		19 January 2014	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
16		26 January 2014	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze HS137	LH	Gundersen
17	2014/15	6 December 2014	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
18		10 January 2015	Chaux-Neuve	La Côté Feuillée HS118	LH	Gundersen
19		16 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
20		17 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
21		18 January 2015	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
22		23 January 2015	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH	Gundersen
23		24 January 2015	Sapporo	Ōkurayama HS134	LH	Gundersen
24	2015/16	20 December 2015	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
25		23 January 2016	Chaux-Neuve	La Côté Feuillée HS118	LH	Gundersen
26		29 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Sprint
27		30 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
28		31 January 2016	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
29		10 February 2016	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen
30		19 February 2016	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
31		5 March 2016	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
32	2016/17	3 December 2016	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS100	NH	Gundersen
33		4 December 2016	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS138	LH	Gundersen
34		18 December 2016	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
35		7 January 2017	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH	Gundersen
36		13 January 2017	Val di Fiemme	Trampolino dal Ben HS134	LH	Gundersen
37		15 January 2017	Val di Fiemme	Trampolino dal Ben HS134	LH	Gundersen
38		29 January 2017	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze HS109	NH	Gundersen
39		15 March 2017	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen
40		18 March 2017	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
41		19 March 2017	Schonach	Langenwaldschanze HS106	NH	Gundersen
42	2017/18	16 December 2017	Ramsau	W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98	NH	Gundersen
43	2017/18	13 March 2018	Trondheim	Granåsen HS140	LH	Gundersen

Olympic Games
Preceded by Maria Höfl-Riesch	Flagbearer for Germany Pyeongchang 2018	Succeeded by Incumbent

show v t World champions in Nordic combined 10 km individual large hill
7.5 km sprint	1999: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) 2001: Marko Baacke (GER) 2003: Johnny Spillane (USA) 2005: Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2007: Hannu Manninen (FIN)
10 km individual large hill	2009: Bill Demong (USA) 2011: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 2013: Eric Frenzel (GER) 2015: Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 2017: Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2019: Eric Frenzel (GER) 2021: Johannes Lamparter (AUT)

show v t Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950	1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907: Per Bakken 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909: Thorvald Hansen 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000	1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR) 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001	2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017: Marie Dorin-Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN)