Mario Seidl

Mario Seidl
Seidl in 2016
CountryAustria
Born (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32)
Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubTSU St. Veit i. P.-Salzburg
World Cup career
Seasons2012–
Indiv. podiums7
Indiv. wins2
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seefeld Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH

Mario Seidl (born 8 December 1992) is an Austrian nordic combined skier.

Career

Seidl was born on 8 December 1992 in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria.[1]

He debuted in the World Cup in the 2011–12 season in Val di Fiemme, Italy on 3 February 2012, finishing 36th in the Large Hill. His first podium in the World Cup was in the 2016–17 World Cup which was held at PyeongChang, South Korea in February 2017, where he finished second. His first win came in Ruka, Finland, in November 2018.[2]

In January 2019, he won the trophy in the Nordic Combined Triple.[3]

Seidl competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he placed thirteenth in the Nordic combined Individual large hill/10 km, and won bronze as part of the Austrian team in the Team large hill/4 × 5 km.[1]

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Seidl again placed thirteenth in the Individual large hill/10 km.[1]

World Cup wins

Season Date Location Hill
2018–19 24 November 2018 Finland Ruka HS142 / 10 km
20 January 2019 France Chaux-Neuve HS118 / 15 km

References

  1. ^ a b c "Olympedia – Mario Seidl". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ "SEIDL Mario - Biographie - Fis-Ski.com". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Seidl wins Nordic Combined Triple". Eurosport UK. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2022-07-12.


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