HOLLWARTH Martin

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Martin Höllwarth (born April 13, 1974 in Schwaz) is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the early 1990s to 2008.

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won three silver medals. At the 1998 Winter Olympics of Nagano, he won bronze in the team large hill competition.

Höllwarth's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned six medals, including three golds (Team normal hill: 2001, 2005; Team large hill: 2005) and three bronzes (Individual normal hill: 2001, Team large hill: (1999, 2001).

On February 4, 2001, while returning from an event in Willingen, a car driven by Höllwarth was involved in an accident in which Austrian coach Alois Lipburger died. Höllwarth and other passenger, Andreas Widhölzl, escaped with minor injuries.

Höllwarth announced his retirement at the 2007-08 season.