Axel Zitzmann

Axel Zitzmann
nation	German Democratic Republic
birthday	February 21, 1959
place of birth	Graefenthal, GDR
size	179 cm
Weight	73 kg
Career
society	SC Motor Zella-Mehlis
Trainer	Reinhard Hess
National squad	since 1979
Pers. Best	170 m (Planica 1979)
status	resigned
Medal table
Ski Flying World Championships 0 × 1 × 0 × GDR championships 0 × 0 × 2 ×
Ski flying world championships silver 1979 Planica singles GDR championships bronze 1981 Normal hill bronze 1982 Normal hill
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
Debut in the World Cup	December 30, 1980
Overall World Cup	38. ( 1980/81 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Single jump 0 0 1

Axel Zitzmann (born February 21, 1959 in Graefenthal ) is a former German ski jumper .

He grew up in Lauscha and was discovered in the winter sports section of the then BSG Chemie Lauscha and delegated to the children's and youth sports school (KJS) in Zella-Mehlis as a junior team . As a result, he came to SC Motor Zella-Mehlis , where Reinhard Heß, also from Lauscha, became his trainer.

In his first international tournament on March 17, 1979 at the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica , he won the silver medal in individual jumping. Zitzmann was the first German to win an international medal under his then club coach and later national coach Reinhard Heß. At the GDR championships that took place in the same year, Zitzmann was able to achieve the bronze medal with third place.

In his first World Cup competition on December 30, 1980 in Oberstdorf , he reached 63rd place. In the following three competitions of the Four Hills Tournament 1980/81 he was able to achieve a 19th place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , an 11th in Innsbruck and a 72nd place in Bischofshofen . At the GDR championships in 1981 he was able to win the bronze medal. On March 21, 1981 he jumped his last World Cup competition in Planica and achieved a 3rd place.

In 1978 and 1979 Zitzmann was the winner of the friendship's tournament . In 1978 he also won the Bohemia Tour and the Swiss Ski Jump Tour .

Today Zitzmann works in the technical field and acts as race director for jumping in his home country.

Web links

• Axel Zitzmann in the database of the International Ski Association (English)