Andreas Felder

Andreas Felder, born on March 6, 1962, was an Austrian ski jumper who became one of the sport's greatest athletes. During his career, he competed against other famous jumpers like Jens Weißflog and Matti Nykänen. Felder achieved amazing results, finishing in the top three places six times in the World Cup. He was especially proud to win the overall World Cup title in the 1990/91 season.

Felder began winning major medals in 1982 when he helped his team win a silver medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. His skill and determination made him a hero for many fans around the world.

Career

Andreas Felder had a great start to his ski jumping career in the 1984/85 season. He won several competitions, including one in Thunder Bay, Canada, but finished second overall that season. At the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, he won silver medals in both individual and team events.

Felder continued to shine, winning gold and bronze medals at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and the 1987 Holmenkollen ski festival. In the 1990/91 season, he won the overall World Cup title and a team gold medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1991. He also won a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Felder ended his career with a win in Planica, Slovenia, in 1992. After retiring, he worked as a manager for ski teams in Austria and Germany.

Ski flying

On 9 March 1986, Felder tied the world ski jumping distance record with Matti Nykänen at 191 metres during the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Austria. The next year, he came close to breaking the record again during a training event in Planica.

Coaching

In 1995, Felder became the head coach of the Austrian ski jumping team. He helped athletes achieve great results, including victories in the Four Hills Tournament and the 1995-96 World Cup. Later, he returned as coach in 2018, helping Stefan Kraft win medals in international competitions.

World Cup

Standings

Wins

Season	Overall	4H	SF
1979/80	—	112	N/A
1980/81	13	74	N/A
1981/82	14	55	N/A
1982/83	46	—	N/A
1983/84	15	10	N/A
1984/85		6	N/A
1985/86		15	N/A
1986/87		12	N/A
1987/88	23	28	N/A
1988/89	14	19	N/A
1989/90		14	N/A
1990/91			10
1991/92		6

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1984/85	8 December 1984	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K89	NH
2		8 December 1984	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K120	LH
3		15 December 1984	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale K114	LH
4		16 December 1984	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale K86	NH
5		3 March 1985	Lahti	Salpausselkä K113	LH
6		8 March 1985	Falun	Lugnet K112	LH
7	1985/86	15 February 1986	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken K155	FH
8		16 February 1986	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken K155	FH
9		23 February 1986	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120	LH
10	1986/87	14 March 1987	Planica	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	FH
11	1986/87	21 March 1987	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken K105	LH
12	1989/90	4 March 1990	Lahti	Salpausselkä K90	NH
13		7 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik	Paradiskullen K82	NH
14		17 March 1990	Raufoss	Lønnbergbakken K90	NH
15	1990/91	1 December 1990	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale K86	NH
16		8 December 1990	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K90	NH
17		8 December 1990	Thunder Bay	Big Thunder K120	LH
18		1 January 1991	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze K107	LH
19		6 January 1991	Bischofshofen	Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K111	LH
20		2 March 1991	Lahti	Salpausselkä K90	NH
21		3 March 1991	Lahti	Salpausselkä K114	LH
22	1991/92	1 January 1992	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze K107	LH
23		17 January 1992	St. Moritz	Olympiaschanze K95	NH
24		19 January 1992	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120	LH
25		29 March 1992	Planica	Bloudkova velikanka K120	LH