The ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler not only impresses with his athletic performance, but also with his charm.
Anyone who, at the age of eight, has the courage
to jump off the hill
as a
ski jumper
will later be rewarded with great successes.
Ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler can look back on this career.
Because even at this tender age, his leisure time was devoted to this sport.
Today Markus Eisenbichler is one of the most successful ski jumpers in Germany.
An overview of his greatest successes:
He was
world champion
four times in ski jumping
and came third once
At the
Four Hills Tournament
2018/2019 he came in 2nd place overall
He finished the ski flying world championships in Planica 2020 with a silver and a bronze medal
Ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler starts early internationally
Markus Eisenbichler
stayed true to his homeland.
Born in 1991 in Siegsdorf in Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, he never moved to another place.
The
ski jumper has
been rooted there in TSV Siegsdorf
since childhood
, for which he competed internationally at an early age.
At the age of 15, in 2006, he entered the international arena.
In 2007 he made it to 6th place at the OPA Games. He was able to climb the podium frequently, especially at the national level.
So he reached in 2008 in
Germany Cup
twice rank two and ended the
German Youth Championships
in singles and team as champion.
The qualification for the World Cup
He narrowly missed 2010, but was able to
celebrate
his World Cup debut on the
Four Hills Tournament
in
Oberstdorf
the following year
.
With 30th place, he was able to score his first World Cup point.
The ski jumper succeeded in doing this after a knockout duel against ski jumper legend Martin Schmitt.
In Zakopane in 2011 he achieved a podium finish in second place internationally for the first time.
However, he suffered a
thoracic vertebrae fracture
in late summer 2012 when he fell while training
and had to sit out.
Also successful as a ski jumper in ski flying
Eisenbichler's career really took off from the 2014 season.
There the
ski jumper won
several times in the
Cotinental Cup
and improved his World Cup
placement
.
For the first time in 2017 he received a bronze medal in the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti (Finland) and became
mixed team world champion
with Carina Vogt, Svenja Würth and Andreas Wellinger.
Markus Eisenbichler
surprised both experts and the public on March 25, 2017 in Planica with a flight of 248 meters.
He set a new German
record
for
distance
.
A success that he owes to his stable flight position.
In
Olympia
2018 in Pyeongchang experienced Eisenbichler but a slump and reached on the normal hill only eighth and 14th on the large hill place after an internal
secretion jumping
that he lost to his teammate Stephan Leyhe, he was the
team competition
excluded.
In the 2018/2019 season, however, he experienced a new high performance and convinced, among other things, with a first place in
ski flying
at the
Ski Jumping World Cup
in Planica.
In 2020 Eisenbichler took bronze in the individual championship and silver in the team competition in Planica.
Markus Eisenbichler off the hill
The
ski jumper
presents himself as a personable team player in addition to the sport.
Despite his elimination from the team competition at the 2018 Olympics, he celebrated his colleagues with a
Schuhplattler
at the evening victory celebration.
Eisenbichler's private life is rather covered.
It is known that he is in a relationship.
In particular, on his social media appearances, he leaves out his private life.
You only saw your
girlfriend
there
at Christmas
.
Check out this post on Instagram
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Markus Eisenbichler
is a member of the Federal
Police
Sports Promotion
Group
, where he completed his training as a police officer.
He is considered the
best-earning ski jumper in
Germany.
In addition to the prize money, he is entitled to high prizes as contractual compensation.
His estimated
gross
annual
income
including sponsorship money is around 300,000.00 euros.
The main sponsor
is the heating specialist Viessmann.
