Felix Gottwald
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's nordic combined | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 7.5 km sprint | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 4 x 5 km team | |
| Silver | 2006 Turin | 15 km individual | |
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 7.5 km sprint | |
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 15 km individual | |
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 4 x 5 km team | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 4 x 5 km team | |
| Silver | 2001 Lahti | 4 x 5 km team | |
| Silver | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 15 km individual | |
| Bronze | 1997 Trondheim | 4 x 5 km team | |
| Bronze | 2001 Lahti | 15 km individual | |
| Bronze | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 7.5 km sprint | |
| Bronze | 2005 Oberstdorf | 15 km individual | |
| Bronze | 2005 Oberstdorf | 4 x 5 km team | |
Felix Gottwald (born January 13, 1976 in Zell am See, Austria, now resides in Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete. He is 5 ft 10 in (178cm), weighing 150 lb (10st 10 lb 68 kg).
Gottwald made his Olympic debut as an 18 year old in the 15 km individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics, then competed in the 4 x 5 km team and 15 km individual events at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Gottwald won bronze medals in the 7.5 km sprint, 15 km individual and 4 x 5 km team nordic combined events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Coming into the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he had regularly ranked among the top three in the world. He took won golds in the 7.5 km sprint and 4 x 5 km team competitions, and took silver in the 15 km individual.
Gottwald topped the World Cup standings in 2001, and was a member of the Austrian team that won gold at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also has two silvers (4 x 5 km team: 2001, 15 km individual: 2003) and five bronzes (15 km individual: 2001, 2005, 7.5 km sprint: 2003, 4 x 5 km team: 1997, 2005) from the World Championships.
Gottwald also has won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival in the Nordic combined (2001, 2003 individual). He also won the Holmenkollen medal in 2003 (Shared with Ronny Ackermann.).
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| Olympic champions in men's team nordic combined |
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| (As 3 x 10km) 1988 West Germany Thomas Müller, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Hubert Schwarz 1992 Japan Reiichi Mikata, Takanori Kono, & Kenji Ogiwara 1994 Japan Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara (As 4 x 5km) 1998 Norway Halldor Skard, Kenneth Braaten, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Fred Børre Lundberg 2002 Finland Jari Mantila, Hannu Manninen, Jaakko Tallus, & Samppa Lajunen 2006 Austria Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, & Mario Stecher |
| World champions in men's team nordic combined |
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| (As 3 x 10km) 1982 East Germany Uwe Dotzauer, Günther Schmieder, & Konrad Winkler 1984 Norway Tom Sandberg, Hallstein Bøgseth, & Geir Andersen 1985 West Germany Thomas Müller, Hubert Schwarz, & Hermann Weinbuch 1987 West Germany Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Peter Pohl, & Thomas Müller 1989 Norway Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen & Bård Jørgen Elden 1991 Austria Günther Csar, Klaus Ofner, & Klaus Sulzenbacher 1993 Japan Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, & Kenji Ogiwara (As 4 x 5km) 1995 Japan Masashi Abe, Tsugiharu Ogiwara, Kenji Ogiwara, & Takanori Kono 1997 Norway Halldor Skard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Knut Tore Apeland, & Fred Børre Lundberg 1999 Finland Hannu Manninen, Tapio Nurmela, Jari Mantila, & Samppa Lajunen 2001 Norway Kenneth Braaten, Sverre Rotevatn, Bjarte Engen Vik, & Kristian Hammer 2003 Austria Michael Gruber, Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler & Felix Gottwald 2005 Norway Petter Tande, Håvard Klemetsen, Magnus Moan, & Kristian Hammer |
| Preceded by: Adam Małysz, Bente Skari, & Thomas Alsgaard |
Holmenkollen medal with Ronny Ackermann 2003 |
Succeeded by: Andrus Veerpalu |
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