Thomas Hörl

Thomas Hörl
Thomas Hörl
Country	Austria
Full name	Thomas Hörl
Born	20 August 1981 (age 43); Saalfelden, Austria
Personal best	224.5 m (737 ft); Planica, 16 March 2000
World Cup career
Seasons	2000–2003
	Updated on 18 May 2015.

Thomas Hörl (born 20 August 1981) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2003.

Career

After winning the Alpen Cup in 1996 at the age of fifteen, together with medalling in junior level competitions, Hörl started his senior level World Cup career in Bischofshofen on 8 January 2000. At the end of that season, on 16 March 2000 in Planica, he set a world record jump of 224.5 m (737 ft).^[1]

Hörl retired from ski jumping after the 2003 Continental Cup season.

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
16 March 2000	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	Planica, Slovenia	224.5	737

^ "Letalnica, Planica " Skisprungschanzen-Archiv "" (in German). skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011.

Records
Preceded by Tommy Ingebrigtsen	World's longest ski jump 224.5 m (737 ft) 16 March 2000 – 18 March 2000	Succeeded by Andreas Goldberger

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