Stefan Horngacher
Austrian ski jumper
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Stefan Horngacher (born 20 September 1969) is an Austrian ski jumping coach and former ski jumper. Since April 2019 he is coaching the German national team.
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| Nationality |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1969 Wörgl, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1988–1994 1996–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 203 m (666 ft) Planica, 16-18 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Horngacher won a bronze medal in the team large hill at the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998. He also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, with his best finish being fourth in the team large hill event. At the 1991 Ski Jumping World Championships, he won gold in the team large hill event and followed that with three bronzes over the next ten years (1993, 1999 and 2001); he also won gold in the 2001 team normal hill event.
After retiring from the sport, he became a ski jumping coach and has coached the national Polish team since 2016.[1]
- 2016–17 Four Hills Tournament, gold and silver
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Team large hill, gold
- Coach of the year 2017 in Poland.[2]
- 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament, gold and four consecutive wins
Since April 2019 he is coaching the German national team, succeeding Werner Schuster.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 1990/91 | 24 February 1991 | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf | Kulm K185 | FH |
| 2 | 1998/99 | 16 January 1999 |  Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew K116 | LH |
