Stefan Kraft

Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once and Raw Air Tournament three times, and three individual gold medals at the World Championships. Since March 2017, he has held the ski flying world record of 253.5 metres (832 ft).

Stefan Kraft
Kraft in 2019
CountryAustria
Born (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)
Schwarzach im Pongau,
Austria
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubSV Schwarzach
Personal best253.5 m (832 ft) World record
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Starts301
Podiums118
Wins43
Overall titles3 (2017, 2020, 2024)
Four Hills titles1 (2015)
Ski Flying titles3 (2017, 2020, 2023)
Raw Air titles3 (2017, 2022, 2024)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 LahtiIndividual NH
Gold medal – first place2017 LahtiIndividual LH
Gold medal – first place2021 OberstdorfIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2015 FalunTeam LH
Silver medal – second place2017 LahtiMixed team NH
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldTeam LH
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldMixed team NH
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2015 FalunIndividual NH
Bronze medal – third place2017 LahtiTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2019 SeefeldIndividual NH
Bronze medal – third place2021 OberstdorfMixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlanicaTeam LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Bad MitterndorfIndividual
Silver medal – second place2024 Bad MitterndorfTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bad MitterndorfIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bad MitterndorfTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 VikersundIndividual
Updated on 24 March 2024.

Career

Kraft's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in January 2012 in Bischofshofen. He has two world cup wins and won 2014/15 Four Hills Tournament overall.[1] His personal best and world record is 253.5 meters set in Vikersund in 2017,[2] only half a meter away from Dimitry Vassiliev's 254-meter jump, the longest to date. At FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, he won the silver medal from Men's team large hill event and bronze from Individual normal hill event.

In March 2017, he clinched his first overall FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title.[3]

World Cup results

Kraft in Zakopane 2013.

Season titles

  • 6 titles – (3 overall, 3 ski flying)
Season
Discipline
2016/17Overall
Ski flying
2019/20Overall
Ski flying
2022/23Ski flying
2023/24Overall

Season standings

 Season Tour Standings
Overall4HSFRAW6T5P7
2011/1267N/AN/AN/AN/A
2012/13314032N/AN/AN/AN/A
2013/14102729N/AN/AN/AN/A
2014/15 7N/AN/AN/AN/A
2015/16657N/AN/AN/AN/A
2016/17 6 N/AN/AN/A
2017/1842044N/A4
2018/19 178 7N/A12
2019/20 5 8 4N/A
2020/2117822N/A15N/A17
2021/22526 N/AN/A6
2022/23 6 N/AN/A
2023/24 N/AN/A4

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
12014/1529 December 2014   OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze HS137LH
215 January 2015   WisłaMalinka HS134LH
38 March 2015   LahtiSalpausselkä HS130LH
42015/1624 January 2016   ZakopaneWielka Krokiew HS134LH
52016/1730 December 2016   OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze HS137LH
64 February 2017   OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225FH
75 February 2017   OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225FH
815 February 2017   PyeongchangAlpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS140LH
912 March 2017   OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH
1016 March 2017   TrondheimGranåsen HS140LH
1124 March 2017   PlanicaLetalnica bratov Gorišek HS225FH
1226 March 2017   PlanicaLetalnica bratov Gorišek HS225FH
132018/1920 January 2019   ZakopaneWielka Krokiew HS140LH
1426 January 2019   SapporoŌkurayama HS137LH
1527 January 2019   SapporoŌkurayama HS137LH
1612 March 2019   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS140LH
172019/208 December 2019   Nizhny TagilTramplin Stork HS134LH
182 February 2020   SapporoŌkurayama HS137LH
1916 February 2020   TauplitzKulm HS235FH
2022 February 2020   RâșnovRâșnov Ski Jump HS97NH
2128 February 2020   LahtiSalpausselkä HS130LH
222021/2211 December 2021   KlingenthalVogtland Arena HS140LH
2325 February 2022   LahtiSalpausselkä HS130LH
243 March 2022   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS140LH
2519 March 2022   OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235FH
262022/2327 November 2022   Ruka[a]Rukatunturi HS142LH
2721 January 2023   SapporoŌkurayama HS137LH
2812 March 2023   OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH
2919 March 2023   VikersundVikersundbakken HS240FH
301 April 2023   PlanicaLetalnica bratov Gorišek HS240FH
312023/2425 November 2023   RukaRukatunturi HS142LH
3226 November 2023   RukaRukatunturi HS142LH
332 December 2023   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS98NH
343 December 2023   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS140LH
3517 December 2023   EngelbergGross-Titlis HS140LH
366 January 2024   BischofshofenPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142LH
3721 January 2024   ZakopaneWielka Krokiew HS140LH
3811 February 2024   Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128LH
3917 February 2024   SapporoŌkurayama HS137LH
4025 February 2024   OberstdorfHeini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235FH
419 March 2024   OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH
4213 March 2024   TrondheimGranåsen HS138NH
4317 March 2024   VikersundVikersundbakken HS240FH

Individual starts (301)

Season1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Points
2011/12 0
q54
2012/13 202
2332811191138614422722
2013/14 539
14q222525191213503012203321212224161575249118139
2014/15 1578
2131317114369162321224762513910534
2015/16 1006
64142227787911441256211831142122101210
2016/17 1665
943386313182524211331211511
2017/18 881
31343121334312449153282532
2018/19 1349
21261052081234923421116374111021331417
2019/20 1659
21471221841344222112214313112817
2020/21 429
32628849352361916105232917
2021/22 1069
q347312691412q2324172292561318313611
2022/23 1790
352183465184143511823813163212821213
2023/24 2149
11112931366121396241143149813511274

Podiums

SeasonPodiums
MedalsTotal
2011/12----
2012/13--11
2013/14-1-1
2014/1536413
2015/161214
2016/1783617
2017/18-358
2018/1943512
2019/2058215
2020/21--11
2021/224-59
2022/2356617
2023/24133420
Total433540118

Ski jumping world record

Current world record longest standing ski jump in the world.

DateHillLocationMetresFeet
18 March 2017  Vikersundbakken HS225Vikersund, Norway253.5832

Olympic results

Year
AgeNormal hillLarge hillTeamMixed Team
2018 Pyeongchang2413184
2022 Beijing28101315

World Championships

  • 13 medals – (3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze)
Year
Normal HillLarge HillTeam (men)Team (mixed)
2013 Val di Fiemme338
2015 Falun3524
2017 Lahti1132
2019 Seefeld3622
2021 Oberstdorf10123
2023 Planica4634

Notes

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