Bernhard Gruber

Bernhard Gruber
CountryAustria
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 42)
Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubSC Bischofshofen-Salzburg
World Cup career
Seasons2003–2021
Starts243
Podiums27
Wins7
Medal record

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

Career

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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.

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.[1]

Record

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Olympic Games

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  • 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

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  • 9 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
Year Individual NH Individual LH Team NH Team LH Mass start NH Team sprint LH
2009 11 11 5 22
2011 Gold Gold
2013 13 Silver 5 Silver
2015 10 Gold 5 7
2017 7 9 Bronze 4
2019 Silver 10 Bronze Bronze

References

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  1. ^ Holzmann, Alexander (25 March 2021). "Ich würde schon noch gern voll andrücken". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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