Daniel Tschofenig
Tschofenig in 2023 at the Tag des Sports event in Vienna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 March 2002 Villach, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Achomitz-Zahomc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Four Hills titles | 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 239 m (784 ft) Planica, 30 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Tschofenig (Slovenian: Daniel Čofenik; born 28 March 2002)[1] is a ski jumper from Austria.
He is a member of the Slovenian minority in Austria.[2] He became the first ski jumper born in the 21st century to stand on a World Cup podium, win a competition, triumph in the Four Hills Tournament and win the World Cup overall.
Career
Juniors
Tschofenig participated at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Lahti, Finland and finished at the fourth place in individual normall hill competition, and won the gold medal at the team event.[3][4]
On the next year Tschofenig won three gold medals (individual, team and mixed team) at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Zakopane, Poland.[5][6]
Seniors
His debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2021 in Bischofshofen. As of 2025, he has more than 20 podiums in the World Cup, including an individual win in Wisła and several wins with the Austrian team. He also finished 3rd at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 – Men's team large hill and was the overall winner of the 2024/25 World Cup season.[1]
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 51 | 50 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 25 | 18 | 20 | — |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 11 |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2024/25 | 7 December 2024 | Wisła | Malinka HS134 | LH |
| 2 | 22 December 2024 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis HS140 | LH | |
| 3 | 1 January 2025 | Garmisch-Pa | Olympiaschanze HS142 | LH | |
| 4 | 6 January 2025 | Bischofshofen | Paul-Ausserleitner HS142 | LH | |
| 5 | 19 January 2025 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew HS140 | LH | |
| 6 | 1 February 2025 | Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH | |
| 7 | 2 February 2025 | Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH | |
| 8 | 9 February 2025 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale HS128 | LH | |
| 9 | 2025/26 | 22 November 2025 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH |
| 10 | 6 January 2026 | Bischofshofen | Paul-Ausserleitner HS142 | LH | |
| 11 | 7 March 2026 | Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH |
Individual starts
| 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 |
| 2020–21 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | 251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | 40 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 23 | – | – | 31 | 17 | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 14 | 22 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 7 | – | – | 28 | 14 | 3 | 8 | – | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2023–24 | 747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 16 | NPS | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 17 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1,805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b FIS. "Tschofenig Daniel - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ N1. "Ozadje zgodovinske zmage slovenskega zamejca". Retrieved 8 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FIS (11 February 2021). "Niklas Bachlinger and Thea Minyan Bjoerseth are Junior World Champions". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ FIS (12 February 2021). "Austria wins both team events at Junior Worlds". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ FIS (3 March 2022). "JWC: Titles to Daniel Tschofenig and Nika Prevc". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ FIS (6 March 2022). "JWC: Team gold to Austria and Slovenia". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
External links
- Daniel Tschofenig at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Daniel Tschofenig at Milano Cortina 2026
- Daniel Tschofenig at Olympics.com
- Daniel Tschofenig at Olympedia
- Daniel Tschofenig at InterSportStats
- Daniel Tschofenig at Team Austria (in German)
- Official website (in German)