Richard Freitag

Richard Freitag
Freitag in Engelberg, 2014
Country	Germany
Born	(1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 25) Erlabrunn, Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Ski club	SG Nickelhuette Aue
Personal best	231 m (758 ft) Kulm, 16 January 2016
World Cup career
Seasons	2010–present
Individual wins	5
Team wins	6
Indiv. podiums	15
Team podiums	19
Indiv. starts	165
Team starts	34
Medal record Men's ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 Falun Mixed NH 2013 Val di Fiemme Team LH 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed NH Men's ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 Vikersund Team 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Updated on 26 March 2017.

Richard Freitag (pronounced [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk]; born 14 August 1991) is a German ski jumper.

His FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut took place on 29 December 2009 at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, having previously gained success in the Continental Cup. On 3 January 2010, he succeeded in Innsbruck with a 30th place-his first World Cup point. At the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2010 in Planica he reached the 28th place in the individual event. In his second season, he won the third place with the German team in Oberstdorf in 2011. At the beginning of the 2011/2012 World Cup, he finished 9th in Kuusamo. In Lillehammer on 3 December 2011 he reached the second rank, his first podium placing. A week later he won the competition on the large hill in Harrachov ahead of Thomas Morgenstern and his team-mate Severin Freund. At the same jump, his father Holger Freitag celebrated his only World Cup victory on 8 January 1983. On 20 January he clinched 2nd spot in Polish Zakopane, behind home favorite , securing his 3rd individual podium of his career.