Austrian ski jumper
Stefan Kraft Kraft in 2019
Country Austria Born (1993-05-13 ) 13 May 1993 (age 31) Schwarzach im Pongau, AustriaHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ski club SV Schwarzach Personal best 253.5 m (832 ft) Vikersund, 18 March 2017 Seasons 2012–present Indiv. starts 330 Indiv. podiums 126 Indiv. wins 45 Team starts 65 Team podiums 46 Team wins 17 Overall titles 3 (2017, 2020, 2024) Four Hills titles 1 (2015) Ski Flying titles 3 (2017, 2020, 2023) Raw Air titles 3 (2017, 2022, 2024) Updated on 30 March 2025.
Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once and Raw Air Tournament three times, and three individual gold medals at the World Championships. Since March 2017, he has held the ski flying world record of 253.5 metres (832 ft).
Career [ edit ]
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Kraft's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2012 in Bischofshofen. He has three world cup wins and won 2014/15 Four Hills Tournament overall.[ 1] His personal best and world record is 253.5 meters set in Vikersund in 2017,[ 2] only half a meter away from Dimitry Vassiliev's 254-meter jump, the longest to date. At FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, he won the silver medal from Men's team large hill event and bronze from Individual normal hill event.
In March 2017, he clinched his first overall FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title.[ 3]
World Cup results [ edit ]
Kraft in Zakopane 2013.
Season titles [ edit ]
6 titles – (3 overall, 3 ski flying)
Season
Discipline
2016/17
Overall
Ski flying
2019/20
Overall
Ski flying
2022/23
Ski flying
2023/24
Overall
Season standings [ edit ]
Season
Tour Standings
Overall
4H
SF
RA
W6
T5
P7
2011/12
—
67
—
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2012/13
31
40
32
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2013/14
10
27
29
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2014/15
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2015/16
6
5
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2016/17
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
2017/18
4
20
4
4
—
N/A
4
2018/19
17
8
7
N/A
12
2019/20
5
8
4
N/A
2020/21
17
8
22
N/A
15
N/A
17
2021/22
5
26
N/A
N/A
6
2022/23
6
N/A
N/A
2023/24
N/A
N/A
4
2024/25
18
7
N/A
N/A
6
Wins [ edit ]
No.
Season
Date
Location
Hill
Size
1
2014/15
29 December 2014
Oberstdorf
Schattenbergschanze HS137
LH
2
15 January 2015
Wisła
Malinka HS134
LH
3
8 March 2015
Lahti
Salpausselkä HS130
LH
4
2015/16
24 January 2016
Zakopane
Wielka Krokiew HS134
LH
5
2016/17
30 December 2016
Oberstdorf
Schattenbergschanze HS137
LH
6
4 February 2017
Oberstdorf
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225
FH
7
5 February 2017
Oberstdorf
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225
FH
8
15 February 2017
Pyeongchang
Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS140
LH
9
12 March 2017
Oslo
Holmenkollbakken HS134
LH
10
16 March 2017
Trondheim
Granåsen HS140
LH
11
24 March 2017
Planica
Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225
FH
12
26 March 2017
Planica
Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225
FH
13
2018/19
20 January 2019
Zakopane
Wielka Krokiew HS140
LH
14
26 January 2019
Sapporo
Ōkurayama HS137
LH
15
27 January 2019
Sapporo
Ōkurayama HS137
LH
16
12 March 2019
Lillehammer
Lysgårdsbakken HS140
LH
17
2019/20
8 December 2019
Nizhny Tagil
Tramplin Stork HS134
LH
18
2 February 2020
Sapporo
Ōkurayama HS137
LH
19
16 February 2020
Tauplitz
Kulm HS235
FH
20
22 February 2020
Râșnov
Râșnov Ski Jump HS97
NH
21
28 February 2020
Lahti
Salpausselkä HS130
LH
22
2021/22
11 December 2021
Klingenthal
Vogtland Arena HS140
LH
23
25 February 2022
Lahti
Salpausselkä HS130
LH
24
3 March 2022
Lillehammer
Lysgårdsbakken HS140
LH
25
19 March 2022
Oberstdorf
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235
FH
26
2022/23
27 November 2022
Ruka[ a]
Rukatunturi HS142
LH
27
21 January 2023
Sapporo
Ōkurayama HS137
LH
28
12 March 2023
Oslo
Holmenkollbakken HS134
LH
29
19 March 2023
Vikersund
Vikersundbakken HS240
FH
30
1 April 2023
Planica
Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240
FH
31
2023/24
25 November 2023
Ruka
Rukatunturi HS142
LH
32
26 November 2023
Ruka
Rukatunturi HS142
LH
33
2 December 2023
Lillehammer
Lysgårdsbakken HS98
NH
34
3 December 2023
Lillehammer
Lysgårdsbakken HS140
LH
35
17 December 2023
Engelberg
Gross-Titlis HS140
LH
36
6 January 2024
Bischofshofen
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142
LH
37
21 January 2024
Zakopane
Wielka Krokiew HS140
LH
38
11 February 2024
Lake Placid
MacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128
LH
39
17 February 2024
Sapporo
Ōkurayama HS137
LH
40
25 February 2024
Oberstdorf
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235
FH
41
9 March 2024
Oslo
Holmenkollbakken HS134
LH
42
13 March 2024
Trondheim
Granåsen HS138
NH
43
17 March 2024
Vikersund
Vikersundbakken HS240
FH
44
2024/25
29 December 2024
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf HS137
LH
45
4 January 2025
Innsbruck
Bergiselschanze HS128
LH
Individual starts (330)[ edit ]
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
2011/12
0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
q
54
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2012/13
202
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
3
28
11
–
–
–
–
–
–
19
11
38
6
14
42
27
22
2013/14
539
14
q
22
25
25
19
12
13
50
30
12
20
33
21
21
22
24
16
15
7
5
2
4
9
11
8
13
9
2014/15
1578
2
13
13
17
11
4
3
6
9
1
6
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
7
6
2
5
–
–
1
3
9
10
5
3
4
2015/16
1006
6
4
14
22
27
7
8
7
9
11
4
4
1
–
–
2
5
6
2
11
8
3
11
4
21
22
10
12
10
2016/17
1665
9
4
3
3
8
6
3
1
3
18
25
2
4
–
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
5
1
1
2017/18
881
3
13
4
3
12
13
3
4
31
24
4
9
15
–
–
3
2
8
2
5
3
2
2018/19
1349
21
26
10
5
20
8
12
3
49
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
6
3
7
4
11
10
2
1
3
3
14
17
2019/20
1659
21
4
7
1
2
2
18
4
13
4
4
2
2
2
11
2
2
1
4
3
1
3
1
1
2
8
17
2020/21
429
32
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
28
8
4
9
3
–
5
23
6
19
16
10
5
–
23
29
17
2021/22
1069
q
3
4
7
3
1
26
9
14
12
q
23
24
17
–
22
9
25
6
1
3
1
8
3
1
3
6
11
2022/23
1790
3
5
2
1
8
3
4
6
5
18
4
14
3
5
1
18
2
3
8
13
16
3
–
2
1
2
8
2
1
2
1
3
2023/24
2149
1
1
1
1
2
9
3
1
3
6
6
1
2
1
39
6
24
1
1
4
3
1
49
8
1
3
5
1
1
2
7
4
2024–25
1290
4
4
3
2
7
3
11
9
14
3
1
8
1
3
7
29
7
12
4
9
14
6
5
10
6
4
2
5
12
Podiums [ edit ]
Season
Podiums
Medals
Total
2011/12
-
-
-
-
2012/13
-
-
1
1
2013/14
-
1
-
1
2014/15
3
6
4
13
2015/16
1
2
1
4
2016/17
8
3
6
17
2017/18
-
3
5
8
2018/19
4
3
5
12
2019/20
5
8
2
15
2020/21
-
-
1
1
2021/22
4
-
5
9
2022/23
5
6
6
17
2023/24
13
3
4
20
Total
43
35
40
118
Ski jumping world record [ edit ]
Date
Hill
Location
Metres
Feet
18 March 2017
Vikersundbakken HS225
Vikersund, Norway
253.5
832
Olympic results [ edit ]
Year
Age
Normal hill
Large hill
Team
Mixed Team
2018 Pyeongchang
24
13
18
4
–
2022 Beijing
28
10
13
1
5
World Championships [ edit ]
13 medals – (3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze)
Year
Normal Hill
Large Hill
Team (men)
Team (mixed)
2013 Val di Fiemme
33
8
–
–
2015 Falun
3
5
2
4
2017 Lahti
1
1
3
2
2019 Seefeld
3
6
2
2
2021 Oberstdorf
10
1
2
3
2023 Planica
4
6
3
4
Notes [ edit ]
^ Tied with Halvor Egner Granerud
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Olympic champions in men's ski jumping team large hill
1988: Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Matti Nykänen, Tuomo Ylipulli, Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1992: Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Mika Laitinen, Risto Laakkonen, Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1994: Hansjörg Jäkle, Christof Duffner, Dieter Thoma, Jens Weißflog (GER)
1998: Takanobu Okabe, Hiroya Saito, Masahiko Harada, Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2002: Sven Hannawald, Stephan Hocke, Michael Uhrmann, Martin Schmitt (GER)
2006: Andreas Widhölzl, Andreas Kofler, Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2010: Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern, Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2014: Severin Freund, Marinus Kraus, Andreas Wank, Andreas Wellinger (GER)
2018: Daniel-André Tande, Andreas Stjernen, Johann André Forfang, Robert Johansson (NOR)
2022: Stefan Kraft , Daniel Huber, Jan Hörl, Manuel Fettner (AUT)
World champions in ski jumping individual normal hill
1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Matthias Buse (GDR)
1982: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1987: Jiří Parma (TCH)
1989: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1991: Heinz Kuttin (AUT)
1993: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1995: Takanobu Okabe (JPN)
1997: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2001: Adam Małysz (POL)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Rok Benkovič (SLO)
2007: Adam Małysz (POL)
2009: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)
2011: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2013: Anders Bardal (NOR)
2015: Rune Velta (NOR)
2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2019: Dawid Kubacki (POL)
2021: Piotr Żyła (POL)
2023: Piotr Żyła (POL)
2025: Marius Lindvik (NOR)
World champions in ski jumping individual large hill
1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
1927: Tore Edman (SWE)
1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR)
1931: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI)
1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR)
1935: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1937: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1939: Josef Bradl (GER)
1940–45: Not held (World War II )
1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN)
1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN)
1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985: Per Bergerud (NOR)
1987: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1991: Franci Petek (YUG)
1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1999: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2001: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2007: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2015: Severin Freund (GER)
2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER)
2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)
2025: Domen Prevc (SLO)
World champions in ski flying
Individual
1972: Walter Steiner (SUI)
1973: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1975: Karel Kodejška (TCH)
1977: Walter Steiner (SUI)
1979: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1981: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1983: Klaus Ostwald (GDR)
1985: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1986: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1988: Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl (NOR)
1990: Dieter Thoma (FRG)
1992: Noriaki Kasai (JPN)
1994: Jaroslav Sakala (CZE)
1996: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1998: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2000: Sven Hannawald (GER)
2002: Sven Hannawald (GER)
2004: Roar Ljøkelsøy (NOR)
2006: Roar Ljøkelsøy (NOR)
2008: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2010: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2012: Robert Kranjec (SLO)
2014: Severin Freund (GER)
2016: Peter Prevc (SLO)
2018: Daniel-André Tande (NOR)
2020: Karl Geiger (GER)
2022: Marius Lindvik (NOR)
2024: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup champions
Men
1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR)
1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE)
1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN)
1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER)
1999–2000: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL)
2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL)
2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL)
2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE)
2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL)
2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2011–12: Anders Bardal (NOR)
2012–13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013–14: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2014–15: Severin Freund (GER)
2015–16: Peter Prevc (SLO)
2016–17: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2017–18: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2018–19: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2019–20: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2020–21: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
2021–22: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2022–23: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
2023–24: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2024–25: Daniel Tschofenig (AUT)
Women
2011–12: Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
2012–13: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2013–14: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2014–15: Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (AUT)
2015–16: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2016–17: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2017–18: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2018–19: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2019–20: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2020–21: Nika Križnar (SLO)
2021–22: Marita Kramer (AUT)
2022–23: Eva Pinkelnig (AUT)
2023–24: Nika Prevc (SLO)
2024–25: Nika Prevc (SLO)
Four Hills Tournament winners
1953: Sepp Bradl (AUT)
1953–54: Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954–55: Hemmo Silvennoinen (FIN)
1955–56: Nikolay Kamenskiy (URS)
1956–57: Pentti Uotinen (FIN)
1957–58: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1958–59: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1959–60: Max Bolkart (GER)
1960–61: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1961–62: Eino Kirjonen (FIN)
1962–63: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963–64: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN)
1964–65: Torgeir Brandtzæg (NOR)
1965–66: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN)
1966–67: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1967–68: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1968–69: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969–70: Horst Queck (GDR)
1970–71: Jiří Raška (TCH)
1971–72: Ingolf Mork (NOR)
1972–73: Rainer Schmidt (GDR)
1973–74: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1974–75: Willi Pürstl (AUT)
1975–76: Jochen Danneberg (GDR)
1976–77: Jochen Danneberg (GDR)
1977–78: Kari Ylianttila (FIN)
1978–79: Pentti Kokkonen (FIN)
1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1980–81: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1981–82: Manfred Deckert (GDR)
1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1984–85: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1985–86: Ernst Vettori (AUT)
1986–87: Ernst Vettori (AUT)
1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1988–89: Risto Laakkonen (FIN)
1989–90: Dieter Thoma (FRG)
1990–91: Jens Weißflog (GER)
1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1995–96: Jens Weißflog (GER)
1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1997–98: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
1998–99: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
1999–2000: Andreas Widhölzl (AUT)
2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL)
2001–02: Sven Hannawald (GER)
2002–03: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2003–04: Sigurd Pettersen (NOR)
2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2005–06: Janne Ahonen (FIN) & Jakub Janda (CZE)
2006–07: Anders Jacobsen (NOR)
2007–08: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2008–09: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)
2009–10: Andreas Kofler (AUT)
2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2011–12: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2012–13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013–14: Thomas Diethart (AUT)
2014–15: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2015–16: Peter Prevc (SLO)
2016–17: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2017–18: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2018–19: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2019–20: Dawid Kubacki (POL)
2020–21: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2021–22: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2022–23: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
2023–24: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2024–25: Daniel Tschofenig (AUT)