Thomas Morgenstern was born on 30 October 1986 and is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014.
12 Facts About Thomas Morgenstern
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Thomas Morgenstern is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the World Cup overall title twice with 23 individual wins, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, eight World Championship gold medals, and three Winter Olympic gold medals.
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Thomas Morgenstern only sustained minor injuries, and managed to recover quickly to continue his success.
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Thomas Morgenstern was second overall to Sigurd Pettersen during most of that season's Four Hills tournament, finally ending up in fourth place.
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Thomas Morgenstern won his first team medal with a 3rd place at the Ski-Flying World Championships.
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In early 2008, Thomas Morgenstern won a gold medal at the Ski-Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf.
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Thomas Morgenstern won the world cup for the first time, 233 points ahead of Gregor Schlierenzauer.
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However, Thomas Morgenstern won gold medals in the team events at the Ski-Flying World Championships and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Thomas Morgenstern further won the Four Hills Tournament for the first time in this season.
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Thomas Morgenstern recovered in time to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he placed 14th in the normal hill and 40th in the large hill men's individual ski jumping events.
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On 26 September 2014, Thomas Morgenstern announced his retirement from competitive ski jumping.
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Thomas Morgenstern has a daughter named Lily was born on 26 December 2012 and with his ex-fiancee.