Andreas Küttel
Swiss ski jumper
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Andreas Küttel (born 25 April 1979) is a Swiss former ski jumper who currently works in the field of sports science at the University of Southern Denmark.[1]
Küttel in Oberstdorf, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1979 Einsiedeln, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1996–2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 241 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 222 m (728 ft) Planica, 18 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Career
Küttel won five World Cup competitions from 2005 to 2007, and placed third in the overall World Cup in 2006. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill event at the 2009 Ski Jumping World Championships. Küttel also competed at three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the individual normal hill event in 2006.
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT | JP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995/96 | 32 | 25 | — | N/A | 29 |
| 1996/97 | — | 66 | — | — | — |
| 1997/98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998/99 | 69 | — | — | — | 65 |
| 1999/00 | 57 | — | — | — | 57 |
| 2000/01 | 48 | 24 | — | 45 | N/A |
| 2001/02 | 30 | 39 | N/A | 30 | N/A |
| 2002/03 | 60 | 40 | N/A | — | N/A |
| 2003/04 | 23 | 20 | N/A | 31 | N/A |
| 2004/05 | 17 | 14 | N/A | 10 | N/A |
| 2005/06 |  | 4 | N/A |  | N/A |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 5 | N/A | 8 | N/A |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 6 | N/A | 21 | N/A |
| 2008/09 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | N/A |
| 2009/10 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 42 | N/A |
| 2010/11 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005/06 | 3 December 2005 |  Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS134 (night) | LH |
| 2 | 9 December 2005 |  Harrachov | Čerťák HS142 | LH | |
| 3 | 7 March 2006 |  Kuopio | Puijo HS127 (night) | LH | |
| 4 | 2006/07 | 1 January 2007 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Große Olympiaschanze HS125 | LH |
| 5 | 2007/08 | 23 December 2007 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137 | LH |
