Bernhard Gruber

Bernhard Gruber (born 12 August 1982) is an Austrian former nordic combined skier who competed between 2003 and 2021.

Bernhard Gruber
Country	Austria
Born	(1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 42) Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski club	SC Bischofshofen-Salzburg
World Cup career
Seasons	2003–2021
Indiv. starts	243
Indiv. podiums	27
Indiv. wins	7
Medal record Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Team LH 2010 Vancouver Individual LH 2014 Sochi Team LH 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH World Championships 2011 Oslo Team NH 2011 Oslo Team LH 2015 Falun Individual LH 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual LH 2013 Val di Flemme Team sprint 2019 Seefeld Individual NH 2017 Lahti Team NH 2019 Seefeld Team sprint Disqualified 2019 Seefeld Team NH

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a gold in the 4 x 5 km team and a bronze in the 10 km individual large hill events.^[1]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Gruber finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team, 11th in both the 10 km individual large hill and individual normal hill events, and 22nd in the 10 km mass start event.

He had seven World Cup victories in his career. His first wins came in 2008. One of these wins that year was in the 15 km individual event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in Oslo.

He retired in 2021 after his second heart surgery.^[2]

Record

Olympic Games

• 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)

Year	Individual NH	Individual LH	Team LH
2010	—	Bronze	Gold
2014	—	5	Bronze
2018	20	21	Bronze

World Championship

• 9 medals – (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Individual NH	Individual LH	Team NH	Team LH	Mass start NH	Team sprint LH
2009	11	11	—	5	22	—
2011	—	—	Gold	Gold	—	—
2013	13	Silver	5	—	—	Silver
2015	10	Gold	5	—	—	7
2017	7	9	Bronze	—	—	4
2019	Silver	10	Bronze	—	—	DSQ