Johannes Rydzek

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Johannes Rydzek
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CountryGermany
Born (1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 29)
Oberstdorf, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski clubSC Oberstdorf
World Cup career
Seasons2008–
Individual wins17
Indiv. podiums42
Indiv. starts206
Medal record

Johannes Rydzek (German pronunciation: [joˈha.nəs ˈʁʏ.t͡sɛk] (About this soundlisten); born 9 December 1991) is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006.

Career[]

He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

He won five World Cup races. His first win came in March 2011, in Lahti, Finland. Also in 2011, at the World Championships, he finished second in the large hill Gundersen at Holmenkollen. The latest win, in Ruka, Finland, in 2014.[1]

Johannes Rydzek, who was jumping for the first time shortly before his fifth birthday, discovered his passion for Nordic sports already at a young age. "I always went cross-country skiing with my parents. My dad was also a volunteer at the Four Hills Tournament and that was also a reason why I always wanted to jump", the "Junior-Athlete of the Year 2011" remembers. As a child, he first started ski jumping and cross-country skiing separately of each other. Johannes, who gave his World Cup debut in Kuusamo in 2008, is fascinated by the combination of speed and endurance which Nordic Combined has to offer.

Already at a young age, he can look back on some successes in his career and won three silver medals at World Championships and a bronze and a silver medal at Olympic Games so far. The resident of Oberstdorf, Germany, has another great achievement in his list of merits concerning the Summer Grand Prixs. In the past four years, he has always been able to win at least one competition in front of his home crowd, crowning his success with the win of the overall SGP ranking in 2011. With four total World Cup victories, three in the past winter season of 2013/14, the young German has really upped the ante and was hot on the heels of teammate Eric Frenzel, taking the second place in the overall World Cup ranking.

The year 2015 became the most successful in his career: Johannes Rydzek won 4 medals at World Championships in Falun. The result of 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal made him the most successful athlete at the Championships 2015.[2]

The last break-through of Johannes Rydzek in 2015 became his nomination for the main sports award in Germany: "Sportspersonality of the Year" (German: Sportler des Jahres) 2015, where he was announced as a winner together with nordic combined team (nomination: Team of Year) and ranked as 3rd in personal voting by German broadcaster ZDF.

In October 2016 Johannes Rydzek wins his 6th title of German Champion in the town of Oberhof.[3][4]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics Rydzek won a gold medal in the Individual Gundersen LH/10 km Cross-Country, finishing before his teammates Fabian Rießle and Eric Frenzel.[5] This also marked the first time since 1976 that three German athletes managed to secure medals in the same Nordic combined event at Olympic Games.[6] Rydzek managed to secure another gold medal in the Men's Team competition alongside Rießle, Frenzel and Vinzenz Geiger on 22 February.[7]

Record[]

Olympic Games[]

Event Normal hill Large hill Team relay
2010 28th – Bronze
2014 6th 8th Silver
2018 5th Gold Gold

World Championship[]

Year Individual LH Individual NH Team NH Team sprint
2011 2 4 2 2
2013 10 30 — —
2015 3 1 1 2
2017 1 1 1 1
2019 9 8 2 —
2021 17 28 — —

World Cup[]

Individual victories[]

Season Date Location Discipline
2010–11 12 March 2011 Finland Lahti HS130 / 10 km
2013–14 28 February 2014 Finland Lahti HS130 / 10 km
6 March 2014 Norway Trondheim HS140 / 10 km
8 March 2014 Norway Oslo HS134 / 10 km
2014–15 29 November 2014 Finland Ruka HS142 / 10 km
2015–16 23 February 2016 Finland Kuopio HS127 / 10 km
2016–17 26 November 2016 Finland Ruka HS142 / 10 km
27 November 2016 Finland Ruka HS142 / 10 km
17 December 2016 Austria Ramsau HS98 / 10 km
21 January 2017 France Chaux-Neuve HS118 / 10 km
27 January 2017 Austria Seefeld HS109 / 5 km
28 January 2017 Austria Seefeld HS109 / 10 km
4 February 2017 South Korea PyeongChang HS140 / 10 km
5 February 2017  South Korea PyeongChang HS140 / 10 km
2017–18 26 November 2017 Finland Ruka HS142 / 10 km
4 March 2018 Finland Lahti HS130 / 10 km
2018–19 11 January 2019 Italy Val di Fiemme HS135 / 10 km

References[]

  1. ^ "Biography: Johannes RYDZEK". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Results: Johannes RYDZEK". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaften TEAM SPRINT". deutscherskiverband.de. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Official website". johannesrydzek.de. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Nordic Combined World Cup". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Olympic Winter Games – Men's Team HS140/4x5 Km". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

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