Fabian Rießle (also spelled Riessle, born 18 December 1990) is a German former nordic combined skier.[1]

Fabian Rießle
CountryGermany
Born (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 33)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski clubSZ Breitnau
World Cup career
Seasons2009–2024
Starts209
Podiums53
Wins9
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Individual LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint

Career

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At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he won the bronze medal in the individual large hill/10 km competition. He became 9th in the ski jumping and started 56 seconds behind the leader, teammate Eric Frenzel. Rießle joined the leading group by mid-distance, and at the finish line became third.[2] Six days earlier, in the individual normal hill/10 km event he finished 8th. On 20 March 2014, Rießle together with Björn Kircheisen, Johannes Rydzek, and Eric Frenzel won the silver medal in the team event.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang he won the silver medal in the individual large hill/10 km competition. On 22 February 2018, Rießle together with Vinzenz Geiger, Eric Frenzel, and Johannes Rydzek won the gold medal in the team event.

Record

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Olympic Games

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Event Normal hill Large hill Team relay
2014 8 Bronze Silver
2018 7 Silver Gold

World Championship

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Year Individual LH Individual NH Team NH Team sprint
2013 24 6
2015 12 9 Gold
2017 6 4 Gold
2019 7 17 Silver Gold
2021 5 6 Silver Bronze

World Cup

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Standings

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Season Overall NC-Triple
2009/10 60
2011/12 14
2012/13 25
2013/14 18 12
2014/15 4 6
2015/16    
2016/17 4 6
2017/18    
2018/19 8  
2019/20 5 10
2020/21 4 7
2021/22 20 31
2022/23 23 10
2023/24 66

Individual victories

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No. Season Date Location
1 2015/16 5 December 2015   Lillehammer
2 24 January 2016   Chaux-Neuve
3 21 February 2016   Lahti
4 2016/17 8 January 2017   Lahti
5 22 January 2017   Chaux-Neuve
6 2017/18 17 December 2017   Ramsau
7 14 March 2018   Trondheim
8 17 March 2018   Klingenthal
9 18 March 2018   Klingenthal

References

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  1. ^ Fabian Riessle at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ "Individual Gundersen LH / 10 km, Cross-Country". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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