Daniel Tschofenig
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 Tschofenig in 2023 at the Tag des Sports event in Vienna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 March 2002 Villach, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Achomitz-Zahomc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Four Hills titles | 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 239 m (784 ft) Planica, 30 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Tschofenig (Slovenian: Daniel Čofenik; born 28 March 2002)[1] is a ski jumper from Austria.
He is a member of the Slovenian minority in Austria.[2] He became the first ski jumper born in the 21st century to stand on a World Cup podium, win a competition, triumph in the Four Hills Tournament and win the World Cup overall.
Juniors
Tschofenig participated at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Lahti, Finland and finished at the fourth place in individual normall hill competition, and won the gold medal at the team event.[3][4]
On the next year Tschofenig won three gold medals (individual, team and mixed team) at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Zakopane, Poland.[5][6]
Seniors
His debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2021 in Bischofshofen. As of 2025[update], he has more than 20 podiums in the World Cup, including an individual win in Wisła and several wins with the Austrian team. He also finished 3rd at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 – Men's team large hill and was the overall winner of the 2024/25 World Cup season.[1]
