Daniel Tschofenig (born 28 March 2002)[1] is a ski jumper from Austria.

Daniel Tschofenig
Tschofenig in 2023 at the Tag des Sports event in Vienna
CountryAustria
Born (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)
Villach,
Austria
Ski clubSV Achomitz-Zahomc
Personal best236.5 m (776 ft)
Planica, 4 April 2023
World Cup career
Seasons2021–present
Indiv. starts101
Indiv. podiums17
Indiv. wins6
Team starts13
Team podiums12
Team wins5
Four Hills titles1 (2025)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Planica Team LH
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lahti Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zakopane Individual NH
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zakopane Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zakopane Mixed Team NH
Updated on 1 February 2025.

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, and triumph in the Four Hills Tournament.

Career

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Juniors

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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

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His debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2021 in Bischofshofen. As of 2024, he has 17 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.[1]

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season  Overall 4H SF RA
2020/21 51 50
2021/22 25 18 20
2022/23 9 8 10 5
2023/24 11 13 11 7
2024/25 1   5

Wins

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No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2024/25 7 December 2024     Wisła Malinka HS134 LH
2 22 December 2024     Engelberg Gross-Titlis HS140 LH
3 1 January 2025     Garmisch-Pa Olympiaschanze HS142 LH
4 6 January 2025     Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner HS142 LH
5 19 January 2025     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 LH
6 1 February 2025     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 LH

Individual starts (101)

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winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ); not permitted to start (NPS)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2020/21                                                   30
30 9
2021/22                                                         251
40 40 24 21 23 38 36 17 10 21 18 40 19 10 5 19 23 31 17 23 20 14 22
2022/23                                                                 851
6 24 12 8 23 33 17 17 8 7 8 18 9 16 5 7 28 14 3 8 14 5 4 3 3 9 4 9 12
2023/24                                                                 747
5 7 3 13 19 16 NPS 21 20 18 8 17 6 4 23 16 5 11 22 15 7 46 31 15 14 2 6 14 6 11
2024–25                                                           1246
2 3 6 4 1 4 3 15 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 6 1

References

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  1. ^ a b FIS. "Tschofenig Daniel - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ N1. "Ozadje zgodovinske zmage slovenskega zamejca". Retrieved 8 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ FIS (11 February 2021). "Niklas Bachlinger and Thea Minyan Bjoerseth are Junior World Champions". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ FIS (12 February 2021). "Austria wins both team events at Junior Worlds". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ FIS (3 March 2022). "JWC: Titles to Daniel Tschofenig and Nika Prevc". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ^ FIS (6 March 2022). "JWC: Team gold to Austria and Slovenia". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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