Hans Wallner

Hans Wallner ( born April 29, 1953 in Feistritz an der Gail, Carinthia ) is a former Austrian ski jumper.

Career

The Springer talent of the bilingual club sports club Achomitz / Športno drustvo Zahomec was discovered by the former club coach Franz Wiegele and the Austrians trainers Bubi Bradl and Baldur Preiml. Bubi Bradl in 1969 the then 16 -year-old Hans Wallner brought into the Austrian national team. Baldur Preiml it was then that led Wallner & Co. a world leader and a " rotweißrotes Springer miracle " caused. Wallner belonged to the " Achomitzer eagles " with Karl Schnabl, Hans Millonig and Sepp Gratzer who achieved excellence in the 1970s. So Wallner, Schnabl and Millonig defeated all other jumpers in the 23 Four Hills Tournament (1974). At the Olympic Winter Games 1976 in Innsbruck Wallner reached the 6th place on the large hill.

At the ceremonial reception in his home town, there was an uproar by German national circles who wanted to disrupt the German - Slovene-speaking public by catcalls, heckling and turn off the microphone.

Austrian ski Wonder Team

1975 had become head coach of the Austrian Ski Federation Baldur Preiml teams. With it, the success came. In a rapid pace the competition has been overhauled and Austria had with Toni Innauer, Karl Schnabl, Alois Lipburger, Willi Pürstl, Reinhold Bachler, Hans Millonig, Edi Federer, Alfred Pungg, Rudi Wanner, Walter Schwabl and Hans Wallner more than ten ski jumpers who suddenly acted in the midst of a world leader. Overnight Austria was to ski nation's number one mutated. DC 15 years belonged to Hans Wallner this " Dream Team " to. Him stood out above all resistance. After all, Wallner was found in all these years in the final always among the top ten in the world. His greatest success of Feistritzer denotes the team vice champion title he won at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 in Oslo with his teammates Armin Kogler, Hubert Neuper and Andreas fields.

End of career and a new beginning

1984 ended Wallner his sports career. Wallner still holds the record, to have jumped more than 20 years in the A-team. Then Wallner coached the Italian ski team.

Even before the end of his active Skispringerlaufbahn he had discovered with the model flying a new passion, which had also to do with flying. Already in 1983 he began to build the first flight models themselves. But his passion for flying model airplanes continued to evolve. He has also made in this sport long been an international name.

Professionally, Hans Wallner is now an employee of the State Hospital Villach.

Achievements

World Cup rankings

Placements

  • Olympic Winter Games 1976: 6th place on the large hill
  • World Cup 1982: 2nd place in the team competition
  • Ski Flying World Championship 1975: 5th Place
  • Four Hills Tournament: 6th place 1980/81
  • Sapporo February 15, 1981: 1.Weltcupsieg
  • European Cup 1982: Overall Winner
  • Ski Flying Oberstdorf 1976: 3rd place
Medal FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 FIS Ski-Flying World Championships
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