Michael Möllinger
Michael Möllinger 
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Michael Möllinger at Holmenkollen 2006 |
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| nation |
 Germany Switzerland
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| birthday | October 25, 1980 |
| place of birth |
Titisee-Neustadt , Germany
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| size | 186 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| society |
SC Hinterzarten SC Einsiedeln |
| Pers. Best | 203.5 m ( Planica 2003) |
| status | resigned |
| End of career | 2008 |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Debut in the World Cup | December 29, 1999 |
| Overall World Cup | 26th ( 2004/05 ) |
| Four Hills Tournament | 20th ( 2004/05 ) |
| Nordic Tournament | 35th (2005) |
| Ski jumping Grand Prix | |
| Overall Grand Prix | 12. ( 2006 ) |
Michael Möllinger (born October 25, 1980 in Titisee-Neustadt , Germany ) is a former German ski jumper who started for the Swiss Ski Association from 2003 to 2008 after being suspended by the German Ski Association and is a Swiss citizen. He celebrated his greatest success by winning the Swiss championship in 2004 and 2005 . Since the 2002/03 season he took part in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup , his 26th place in the overall ranking in 2004/05 was his best placement in this competition, at the Four Hills Tournament he also achieved his best with 20th place in the same period Placement.
Career
Möllinger started ski jumping at the age of five at SC Hinterzarten . From the 1999/00 season he started, meanwhile a sports soldier in the Bundeswehr , for the first time in the Continental Cup. From the following season there were also sporadic appearances in the World Cup. In 2003 Möllinger fell out with the then national ski jumping coach Wolfgang Steiert , who had previously deleted him from the squad because of alleged discipline problems. Möllinger attributed this and the subsequent suspension by the DSV to his criticism of the coaching staff's diet plans. Together with Frank Löffler, he had publicly criticized the starvation methods in ski jumping, in particular of Wolfgang Steiert.
From the 2004/05 season he started for the Swiss Ski Association after he had received Swiss citizenship, supported by the nationality of his Swiss mother. He trained at SC Einsiedeln and was able to win the Swiss ski jumping championship on the normal hill in 2004 and 2005. Möllinger took part in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with the Swiss team . In the individual competitions he reached 13th place on both the normal and the large hill . In the team competition on the large hill, he achieved 7th place together with Simon Ammann , Guido Landert and Andreas Küttel . After a collateral ligament tore in December 2007, his knee was too damaged to continue doing competitive sports. Therefore Möllinger announced his resignation on October 21, 2008.
In 2012 Möllinger started on Monte Kaolino in Hirschau, Bavaria , to set up a fun park on the subject of e-mobility , in which trips with e-motorcycles and Segway are offered. The Amberg-based company PT Pro , of which Möllinger is co-managing director, sells e-vehicles and tours.
successes
| WC season | Started for | Toilet placement | Four Hills Tournament |
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| 2006/07 |
Switzerland
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59. | 44. |
| 2005/06 |
Switzerland
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42. | 24. |
| 2004/05 |
Switzerland
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26th | 20th |
| 2003/04 | not started | ||
| 2002/03 |
Germany
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71. | 50. |
| 2001/02 |
Germany
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65. | |
| 2000/01 |
Germany
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51. | |
| 1999/00 |
Germany
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69. | |
Web links
- Swissski: Ski jumping
- Michael Möllinger in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Michael Möllinger in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ How the German Michael Möllinger found his happiness in Switzerland. Die Welt , January 4, 2005
- ↑ Kathrin Zeilmann: Ski jumper Frank Löffler puts the DSV in distress with comments on the taboo topic anorexia: skeletons in the air. In: berliner-zeitung.de. December 15, 2003, accessed December 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Michael Möllinger ends his active career. skispringen.com, October 22, 2008, archived from the original on November 27, 2008 ; Retrieved November 17, 2012 .
- ↑ Michael Möllinger is now implementing his concept for an E-Funpark in Hirschau: Electric joys right on Monte. In: onetz.de. June 19, 2012, accessed December 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Imprint. In: ptpro.de. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Möllinger, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Titisee-Neustadt , Germany |