Alexander Pointner
Alexander Pointner (born 1 January 1971 in Gries churches, Upper Austria ) is a former Austrian ski jumper and current head coach of the Austrian Ski Team. In this position, he is the most successful coach in both the history of the Austrian Ski Federation ( Austrians ) as well as in those of ski jumping.
- 2.1 World Cup 2.1.1 Overall World Cup
- 2.1.2 Ski Flying World Cup
- 2.1.3 nations rating
- 2.1.4 World Cup wins
- 2.1.5 Four Hills Tournament
- 2.1.6 Nordic Tournament
- 2.1.7 FIS Team Tour
- 2.2.1 Olympic Games
- Nordic World Ski Championships 2.2.2
- 2.2.3 Ski Flying World Championships
Life
Sports career
Alexander Pointner received his athletic training in the ski school Stams the later Austrians head coach Alois Lipburger and Anton Innauer, his mentor to the present day. His international career began promisingly. With two World Junior Championships, in 1989 and 1990 Hamar Štrbské Pleso, he jumped in each team to gold. In the World Cup Alexander Pointner could never meet those into him hopes. While his teammates as Andreas Goldberger, Heinz Kuttin and Martin Höllwarth were among the flagships of the Austrians in his playing days, Alexander Pointner remained a World Cup victory and participation in major events denied. Best place in the World Cup was a ninth place. His active career ended Alexander Pointner that in 1993 during a training jump in Stams seriously injured ( broken femur ), 1997 in ski flying at Kulm. Previously, he won the silver medal at the Winter Universiade in South Korea Muju on the large hill.
A trainer
During his time as an athlete beat Alexander Pointner the way to a career coach. In 1992 he completed the training to become ski - Lehrwart, 1998, the State jumping trainer exam.
His work as a coach, he took in 1995 at the Tyrolean Ski Association. There, Alexander Pointner was from 1996, the first full-time coach in ski jumping. In 1999 he moved to the Austrian Ski Association as an assistant coach of then- head coach Alois Lipburger until 2001 this was killed in a traffic accident. From 2001 to 2002 he held the same office under Anton Innauer. After that, he was until 2004 chief responsibility for coach of the Austrian Ski Training Group II ( former name: B-team coach ). For the season 2004 /05 carried Anton Innauer, which from 1993 to March 2010 Nordic Director of the Austrian Ski Federation, was Alexander Pointner the head coach of the Austrian national team. The team led by Thomas Morgenstern, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler and Martin Koch was able to numerous successes in the World Cup, celebrate at Olympic Games, world championships and the Four Hills Tournament, so Pointner today with 31 medals at major events, including 17 gold, four overall World Cup victories and six wins is considered as the most successful coach of the ski jumping history and the history of the Austrian Ski Federation in series at the Four Hills Tournament.
Private
Since 1995, Alexander Pointner is married to the former volleyball player and educationalist Angela Pointner, with whom he has four children. From 1995 to 2005 the couple lived in Kematen in Tirol, after which the family moved back to Pointner Innsbruck.
Trainer successes
World Cup
Overall World Cup
- 2007/ 08: Victory by Thomas Morgenstern and second place by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2008/ 09: Victory by Gregor Schlierenzauer with the high score of 2083 points and third place by Wolfgang Loitzl
- 2009/10: Second Place by Gregor Schlierenzauer and third place by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2010/11: Victory by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2011/12: Second Place by Gregor Schlierenzauer and third place by Andreas Kofler
- 2012/13: Victory by Gregor Schlierenzauer
Ski Flying World Cup
- 2008/ 09: Victory by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2009/10: Second Place by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2010/11: Win by Gregor Schlierenzauer, second place and third place by Martin Koch Thomas Morgenstern
- 2011/12: Second Place by Martin Koch
Nations Cup
- Winner 2004/ 05, 2005/ 06, 2006/ 07, 2007/ 08, 2008/ 09, 2009/10, 2010/11 with the points record of 7508 meters and 2011/12
World Cup wins
Four Hills Tournament
- 2004/ 05: Second Place by Martin Höllwarth and third place by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2006/ 07: Second Place by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2007/ 08: Second Place by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2008/ 09: Victory by Wolfgang Loitzl and third place by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2009/10: Win by Andreas Kofler and third place by Wolfgang Loitzl
- 2010/11: Victory by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2011/12: Victory by Gregor Schlierenzauer, second place by Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler, third place by
- 2012/13: Victory by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2013/14: Victory by Thomas Diethart and second place by Thomas Morgenstern Record with six wins in series
Nordic Tournament
- 2006: Victory by Thomas Morgenstern
- 2008: victory of Gregor Schlierenzauer
- 2009: victory of Gregor Schlierenzauer
FIS Team Tour
- Winner 2010, 2011 and 2012
Major events
- 2005-2013 31 medals at major events, including 17 gold
Olympic games
- Turin 2006: Large Hill: Gold Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler silver by Team: Gold by Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Widhölzl
- Vancouver 2010: Team: Gold by Andreas Kofler, Wolfgang Loitzl Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer with the record margin of 72.1 points Normal hill: Bronze by Gregor Schlierenzauer Large hill: Bronze by Gregor Schlierenzauer
Nordic World Ski Championships
- Oberstdorf 2005: Team normal hill: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern and Martin Höllwarth Team large hill: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern and Martin Höllwarth
- Sapporo 2007: Team: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Andreas Kofler and Thomas Morgenstern Normal hill: Bronze by Thomas Morgenstern
- Liberec 2009: Normal hill: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl and silver by Gregor Schlierenzauer Team: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Oslo 2011: Normal Hill: Gold Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler silver by Large hill: Gold by Gregor Schlierenzauer and silver by Thomas Morgenstern Team normal hill: Gold by Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler and Thomas Morgenstern Team large hill: Gold by Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler and Thomas Morgenstern Record with wins in all four disciplines, winning six of eight possible Medals
- Val di Fiemme 2013: Team: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Manuel Fettner, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer Normal hill: Silver by Gregor Schlierenzauer Mixed team: Silver et al by Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer
Ski Flying World Championships
- Kulm 2006: Single: Silver by Andreas Widhölzl and bronze by Thomas Morgenstern
- Oberstdorf 2008: Single: Gold by Gregor Schlierenzauer and silver by Martin Koch Team: Gold by Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern, Andreas Kofler and Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Planica 2010: Team: Gold by Wolfgang Loitzl, Thomas Morgenstern, Martin Koch and Gregor Schlierenzauer with the record margin of 99.1 points Single: Silver by Gregor Schlierenzauer
- Vikersund 2012: Team: Gold by Thomas Morgenstern, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer and Martin Koch Single: Bronze by Martin Koch
Awards
- Austrian Sportsman of the Year: Thomas Morgenstern 2008 and 2011, and Wolfgang Loitzl 2009
- Austria's Team of the Year: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012
Awards
- Austria's Coach of the Year 2009