Karl Geiger

German ski jumper

For the Austrian Olympic sailor, see Karl Geiger (sailor).

Karl Geiger

Geiger in Seefeld, 2019

Country| Germany
Born|  (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 32)
Oberstdorf, Germany
Height| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski club| SC 1906 Oberstdorf
Personal best| 243.5 m (799 ft)
Planica, 25 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons| 2012–present
Indiv. starts| 267
Indiv. podiums| 40
Indiv. wins| 15
Team starts| 42
Team podiums| 24
Team wins| 6

Medal record

Representing  Germany
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Team LH
| 2022 Beijing | Individual LH
| 2022 Beijing | Team LH
World Championships
| 2019 Seefeld | Team LH
| 2019 Seefeld | Mixed team NH
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Team LH
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Mixed team NH
| 2023 Planica | Mixed team NH
| 2019 Seefeld | Individual LH
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Individual NH
| 2021 Oberstdorf | Individual LH
| 2023 Planica | Individual NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
| 2020 Planica | Individual
| 2020 Planica | Team
| 2022 Vikersund | Team
| 2024 Bad Mitterndorf | Team

Updated on 1 December 2024.

Karl Geiger (born 11 February 1993) is a German ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level since 2012. He won gold medals in both the team and mixed team competitions at the 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships and an individual gold medal at the 2021 Ski Flying World Championships.[1] Geiger represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. In the World Cup, he finished runner-up in the 2019–2020 and 2021–2022 seasons.

## Career

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His career-best achievements include winning a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as well as individual silver, team, and mixed team gold at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.

On 12 December 2020, Geiger achieved the gold medal of the 2020 Ski Flying World Championships. He became the ski flying World Champion beating Halvor Egner Granerud and Markus Eisenbichler.[2]

Geiger's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in November 2012 in Lillehammer. On 15 December 2018 in Engelberg, Geiger won a World Cup competition for the first time in his career. On 16 February 2019, he achieved his second World Cup victory in Willingen, Germany.

## Record

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### Olympic Games

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Event  | Normal hill  | Large hill  | Team LH  | Team Mixed

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2018 Pyeongchang | 10  | 7  |  | –
2022 Beijing | 15  |  |  | 9

### FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

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2019 Seefeld | 18  |  |  |
2021 Oberstdorf |  |  |  |
2023 Planica |  | 8  | 5  |
2025 Trondheim | 4  | 23  | 4  |

### FIS Ski Flying World Championships

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Event  | Individual  | Team

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2020 Planica |  |
2022 Vikersund | 8  |
2024 Bad Mitterndorf | 19  |

## World Cup

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### Season standings

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Season [3] |  | Tour Standings

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Overall  | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7
2012/13 | 41 | 59 | 47 | N/A
2013/14 | 42 | 48 | — | N/A
2014/15 | 75 | 58 | — | N/A
2015/16 | 30 | 31 | 29 | N/A
2016/17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | N/A
2017/18 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 20 | N/A | 35
2018/19 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |  | N/A | 6
2019/20 |  |  | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | N/A
2020/21 | 6 |  |  | N/A | 20 | N/A |
2021/22 |  | 4 | 10 |  | N/A | 11
2022/23 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 14 | N/A | 20
2023/24 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 36 | N/A | 17
2024/25 | 9 |  |  |  | N/A |

### Individual wins

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No.  | Season  | Date  | Location  | Hill  | Size

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1  | 2018/19 | 15 December 2018  |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 | LH
2  | 16 February 2019  |  Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS145
3  | 2019/20 | 11 January 2020  |  Val di Fiemme | Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben HS104 | NH
4  | 12 January 2020
5  | 21 February 2020  |  Râșnov | Râșnov Ski Jump HS97
6  | 1 March 2020  |  Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH
7  | 2020/21 | 29 December 2020  |  Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze HS137
8  | 26 March 2021  |  Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 | FH
9  | 28 March 2021
10  | 2021/22 | 20 November 2021  |  Nizhny Tagil | Tramplin Stork HS134 | LH
11  | 18 December 2021  |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140
12  | 22 January 2022  |  Titisee-Neustadt | Hochfirstschanze HS142
13  | 23 January 2022
14  | 2023/24 | 9 December 2023  |  Klingenthal | Vogtland Arena HS140 | LH
15  | 10 December 2023

### Individual starts

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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

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2012/13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86
21  | 30  | 26  | 29  | 6  | 29  | 35  | q  | 36  | –  | –  | 33  | q  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 42  | 20  | 40  | 21  | 46  | 26  | 34  | –  |  |  |  |  |
2013/14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106
25  | 14  | 15  | 46  | 29  | 23  | 28  | 32  | q  | 47  | 32  | 34  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 13  | 12  | –  | –  | 20  | q  | 31  | 36  | –  | –  | –  | –  |  |  |
2014/15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
–  | –  | –  | q  | q  | 45  | 31  | –  | –  | 38  | q  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 26  | 39  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
2015/16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174
–  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 26  | 32  | 31  | 40  | 36  | –  | –  | –  | 16  | 40  | 28  | 28  | 18  | 2 | 25  | 17  | 20  | 24  | –  | 21  | 33  | 24  |  |
2016/17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 369
6  | 9  | 14  | 12  | 14  | 24  | 47  | 27  | 28  | 15  | 9  | 29  | 10  | 11  | 36  | 32  | 23  | 13  | 16  | 9  | 25  | 25  | 31  | 11  | 16  | 23  |  |  |  |  |
2017/18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 427
17  | 18  | 6  | 9  | 14  | 11  | 12  | 17  | 7  | 12  | 16  | q  | 21  | 14  | 22  | 9  | 14  | 11  | 7  | 34  | q  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2018/19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 765
9  | 5  | 8  | 10  | 5  | 1 | 4  | 12  | 19  | 24  | 10  | 19  | 19  | 24  | 42  | 35  | 16  | 18  | 30  | 6  | 1 | 6  | 17  | 20  | 8  | 22  | 9  | 7  |  |  |
2019/20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1519
7  | 7  | 2 | 6  | 5  | 3 | 4  | 2 | 2 | 8  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19  | 19  |  |  |  |
2020/21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 826
2 | 9  | 8  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1 | 5  | 16  | 3 | 25  | 11  | 25  | 3 | 11  | 23  | 32  | 38  | 23  | 22  | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
2021/22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1515
1 | 2 | 5  | 2 | 4  | 4  | 22  | 1 | 2 | 5  | 7  | 4  | 3 | 8  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19  | 2 | 5  | 5  | 3 | 7  | 5  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 16  |  |  |
2022/23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 736
34  | 17  | 6  | 33  | 3 | 5  | 22  | 10  | 4  | 11  | q  | 23  | 14  | 20  | 22  | 34  | –  | –  | 5  | 21  | 8  | 4  | 3 | 3 | 12  | 5  | 37  | 21  | 17  | 3 | 25  | 23
2023/24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623
11  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 1 | 1 | 20  | 4  | 7  | 16  | 26  | 15  | 10  | 23  | 33  | 31  | 12  | 37  | 22  | 12  | 29  | 27  | 39  | 36  | 35  | 36  | 16  | 39  | –  | 13  | 22
2024/25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99
17  | 13  | 26  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

### Podiums

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Season | Podiums

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Medals  | Total
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2012/13 | - | - | - | \-
2013/14 | - | - | - | \-
2014/15 | - | - | - | \-
2015/16 | - | 1 | - | 1
2016/17 | - | - | - | \-
2017/18 | - | - | - | \-
2018/19 | 2 | - | - | 2
2019/20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11
2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8
2021/22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11
2022/23 | - | - | 4 | 4
2023/24 | 2 | – | – | 2
2024/25 | – | – | 1 | 1
Total | 15 | 13 | 12 | 40

## References

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1. ^ "GEIGER Karl – Athlete Information".
2. ^ "Karl Geiger is Ski Flying World Champion". fis-ski.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. ^ "Karl Geiger – Cups". fis-ski.com.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Geiger.

* Karl Geiger at FIS (ski jumping)
* Karl Geiger at Olympics.com
* Karl Geiger at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
* Karl Geiger at Olympedia

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World champions in men's ski jumping team large hill

* 1982: Norway
* Johan Sætre
* Per Bergerud
* Ole Bremseth
* Olav Hansson
* 1984: Finland
* Markku Pusenius
* Pentti Kokkonen
* Jari Puikkonen
* Matti Nykänen
* 1985: Finland
* Tuomo Ylipulli
* Pentti Kokkonen
* Matti Nykänen
* Jari Puikkonen
* 1987: Finland
* Matti Nykänen
* Ari-Pekka Nikkola
* Tuomo Ylipulli
* Pekka Suorsa
* 1989: Finland
* Ari-Pekka Nikkola
* Jari Puikkonen
* Matti Nykänen
* Risto Laakkonen
* 1991: Austria
* Heinz Kuttin
* Ernst Vettori
* Stefan Horngacher
* Andreas Felder
* 1993: Norway
* Bjørn Myrbakken
* Helge Brendryen
* Øyvind Berg
* Espen Bredesen
* 1995: Finland
* Jani Soininen
* Janne Ahonen
* Mika Laitinen
* Ari-Pekka Nikkola
* 1997: Finland
* Ari-Pekka Nikkola
* Jani Soininen
* Mika Laitinen
* Janne Ahonen
* 1999: Germany
* Sven Hannawald
* Christof Duffner
* Dieter Thoma
* Martin Schmitt
* 2001: Germany
* Sven Hannawald
* Michael Uhrmann
* Alexander Herr
* Martin Schmitt
* 2003: Finland
* Janne Ahonen
* Tami Kiuru
* Arttu Lappi
* Matti Hautamäki
* 2005: Austria
* Wolfgang Loitzl
* Andreas Widhölzl
* Thomas Morgenstern
* Martin Höllwarth
* 2007: Austria
* Wolfgang Loitzl
* Gregor Schlierenzauer
* Andreas Kofler
* Thomas Morgenstern
* 2009: Austria
* Wolfgang Loitzl
* Martin Koch
* Thomas Morgenstern
* Gregor Schlierenzauer
* 2011: Austria
* Gregor Schlierenzauer
* Martin Koch
* Andreas Kofler
* Thomas Morgenstern
* 2013: Austria
* Wolfgang Loitzl
* Manuel Fettner
* Thomas Morgenstern
* Gregor Schlierenzauer
* 2015: Norway
* Anders Bardal
* Anders Jacobsen
* Anders Fannemel
* Rune Velta
* 2017: Poland
* Piotr Żyła
* Dawid Kubacki
* Maciej Kot
* Kamil Stoch
* 2019: Germany
* Karl Geiger
* Richard Freitag
* Stephan Leyhe
* Markus Eisenbichler
* 2021: Germany
* Pius Paschke
* Severin Freund
* Markus Eisenbichler
* Karl Geiger
* 2023: Slovenia
* Lovro Kos
* Žiga Jelar
* Timi Zajc
* Anže Lanišek
* 2025: Slovenia
* Lovro Kos
* Domen Prevc
* Timi Zajc
* Anže Lanišek

* v
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World champions in ski jumping team mixed normal hill

* 2013: Japan
* Yuki Ito
* Daiki Ito
* Sara Takanashi
* Taku Takeuchi
* 2015: Germany
* Carina Vogt
* Richard Freitag
* Katharina Althaus
* Severin Freund
* 2017: Germany
* Carina Vogt
* Markus Eisenbichler
* Svenja Würth
* Andreas Wellinger
* 2019: Germany
* Katharina Althaus
* Markus Eisenbichler
* Juliane Seyfarth
* Karl Geiger
* 2021: Germany
* Katharina Althaus
* Markus Eisenbichler
* Anna Rupprecht
* Karl Geiger
* 2023: Germany
* Selina Freitag
* Karl Geiger
* Katharina Althaus
* Andreas Wellinger

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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)

*[Indiv. starts]: Individual starts
*[Indiv. podiums]: Individual podiums
*[Indiv. wins]: Individual wins
*[Team starts]: Including team, mixed team and super team events
*[4H]: Four Hills Tournament
*[SF]: Ski flying
*[RA]: Raw Air
*[W6]: Wilingen Six; Willingen Five (2018–2020)
*[T5]: Titisee-Neustadt Five
*[P7]: Planica 7
*[LH]: large hill
*[NH]: normal hill
*[FH]: flying hill
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