Bernhard Gruber

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Bernhard Gruber
Personal information
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 43)
Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportSkiing
ClubSC Bischofshofen-Salzburg
World Cup career
Seasons2003–2021
Indiv. starts243
Indiv. podiums27
Indiv. wins7
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2010 VancouverIndividual LH
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 OsloTeam NH
Gold medal – first place2011 OsloTeam LH
Gold medal – first place2015 FalunIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2013 Val di FiemmeIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2013 Val di FlemmeTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldIndividual NH
Bronze medal – third place2017 LahtiTeam NH
Bronze medal – third place2019 SeefeldTeam sprint
Disqualified2019 SeefeldTeam NH

Bernhard Gruber (born 12 August 1982) is an Austrian former nordic combined skier who competed between 2003 and 2021.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a gold in the 4 x 5 km team and a bronze in the 10 km individual large hill events.[1]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Gruber finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team, 11th in both the 10 km individual large hill and individual normal hill events, and 22nd in the 10 km mass start event.

He had seven World Cup victories in his career. His first wins came in 2008. One of these wins that year was in the 15 km individual event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in Oslo.

He retired in 2021 after his second heart surgery.[2]

Record

Olympic Games

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)
Year Individual NH Individual LH Team LH
2010 — Bronze Gold
2014 — 5 Bronze
2018 20 21 Bronze

World Championship

  • 9 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
Year Individual NH Individual LH Team NH Team LH Mass start NH Team sprint LH
20091111—522—
2011——GoldGold——
201313Silver5——Silver
201510Gold5——7
201779Bronze——4
2019Silver10Bronze——DSQ

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhard Gruber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Holzmann, Alexander (25 March 2021). "Ich würde schon noch gern voll andrücken". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2021.