Michael Neumayer (born 15 January 1979) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 2000 to 2015. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 32nd in the individual normal hill at those same championships.

Michael Neumayer
Neumayer in Engelberg, 2014
Country Germany
Born (1979-01-15) 15 January 1979 (age 45)
Bad Reichenhall, West Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Personal best231 m (758 ft)
Vikersund, 27 January 2013
World Cup career
Seasons20012015
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team large hill
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team normal hill
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team large hill
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo Team normal hill
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Updated on 21 March 2016.

Neumayer also won a bronze in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the individual normal hill at Turin in 2006.

Neumayer has five individual career victories from 2002 to 2008 (albeit none of them in an individual World Cup competition). He is an employee at a tax consultancy firm away from his ski jumping duties.

World Cup victories

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Team

Nr. Date Location Hill
1. 7 February 2010   Willingen Large hill
2. 30 November 2012   Kuusamo Large hill
3. 9 March 2013   Lahti Large hill

References

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