Katharina Althaus

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Katharina Althaus
Katharina Althaus Hinzenbach2014.jpg
Althaus in 2014
CountryGermany
Born (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 25)
Oberstdorf, Germany
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Ski clubSC 1906 Oberstdorf
Personal best139.5 m (458 ft)
Lillehammer, 3 December 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Individual wins8
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums36
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts160
Team starts9
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Mixed NH
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Mixed NH
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Mixed NH
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Individual NH
Updated on 30 January 2022.

Katharina Althaus (born 23 May 1996) is a German ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level since the 2011/12 season. She finished runner-up in the 2017/18 season overall standings, and won an individual silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career[]

She made her World Cup debut in the 2011/12 season. She became the mixed team ski jumping world champion together with her German team mates Carina Vogt, Richard Freitag, and Severin Freund in Falun at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.[1] She took her first World Cup win on 12 February 2017 in Ljubno.[2]

World Championship results[]

Year Normal hill Large hill Team NH Mixed team
2013 32 N/A —
2015 17 1
2017 8 —
2019 2 1 1
2021 10 12 5 1

World Cup[]

Standings[]

Season Overall ST L3 RA BB
2011/12 28 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2012/13 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2013/14 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2014/15 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2015/16 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/A N/A
2018/19 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019/20 5 N/A N/A 4 N/A
2020/21 9 N/A N/A N/A 8
2021/22 2 N/A

Wins[]

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2016/17 12 February 2017   Slovenia Ljubno Savina Ski Jumping Center HS95 NH
2 2017/18 2 December 2017   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS98 (night) NH
3 3 December 2017   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH
4 3 March 2018   Romania Râșnov Trambulina Valea Cărbunări HS97 NH
5 2018/19 2 December 2018   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH
6 15 December 2018   France Prémanon Les Tuffes HS90 NH
7 16 December 2018   France Prémanon Les Tuffes HS90 NH
8 2021/22 4 December 2021   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS98 NH

References[]

  1. ^ "German mixed team takes Gold in Falun". International Ski Federation. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "German podium sweep in Ljubno". International Ski Federation. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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