Katharina Schmid
German ski jumper (born 1996)
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Katharina Schmid (née Althaus, born 23 May 1996) is a German ski jumper. She is a seven-time world champion, including one individual title and six team titles, as well as a two-time Olympic silver medalist, making her one of the most decorated athletes in the history of ski jumping.[1]
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| Born | 23 May 1996 Oberstdorf, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC 1906 Oberstdorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 198.5 m (651 ft)  Vikersund, 19 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In May 2023, she married Patrick Schmid, the brother of Nordic combined athlete Julian Schmid.[2]
Career
She has competed at World Cup level since the 2011/12 season. She finished 2nd in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 World Cup overall, and won individual silver medals at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
She became the mixed team ski jumping world champion together with her German teammates Carina Vogt, Richard Freitag, and Severin Freund in Falun at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.[3] She took her first World Cup win on 12 February 2017 in Ljubno.[4]
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 in Planica she won medals in all four disciplines (two Individual and two team events), three gold and one bronze medal.
Record
Winter Olympics Games
| Year | Place | Normal | Large | Mixed |
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| 2014 |  Sochi |
23 | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang |
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N/A | N/A |
| 2022 |  Beijing |
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N/A | 9 |
| 2026 |  Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo |
16 | 41 | 9 |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
World Cup
Standings
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2016/17 | 12 February 2017 |  Ljubno | Savina Ski Jumping Center HS95 | NH |
| 2 | 2017/18 | 2 December 2017 |  Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS98 | NH |
| 3 | 3 December 2017 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH | |
| 4 | 3 March 2018 |  Râșnov | Trambulina Valea Cărbunări HS97 | NH | |
| 5 | 2018/19 | 2 December 2018 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH |
| 6 | 15 December 2018 |  Prémanon | Les Tuffes HS90 | NH | |
| 7 | 16 December 2018 | Prémanon | Les Tuffes HS90 | NH | |
| 8 | 2021/22 | 4 December 2021 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS98 | NH |
| 9 | 2022/23 | 3 December 2022 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS98 | NH |
| 10 | 11 December 2022 |  Titisee-Neustadt | Hochfirstschanze HS142 | LH | |
| 11 | 7 January 2023 |  Sapporo | Ōkurayama HS137 | LH | |
| 12 | 28 January 2023 | Hinterzarten | Adler Ski Stadium HS111 | LH | |
| 13 | 4 February 2023 | Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH | |
| 14 | 17 February 2023 | Râșnov | Trambulina Valea Cărbunări HS97 | NH | |
| 15 | 15 March 2023 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH | |
| 16 | 2024/25 | 24 November 2024 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH |
| 17 | 14 December 2024 | Zhangjiakou | Snow Ruyi HS106 | NH | |
| 18 | 15 December 2024 | Zhangjiakou | Snow Ruyi HS106 | NH | |
| 19 | 5 January 2025 |  Villach | Alpenarena HS98 | NH |
