Georg Hettich
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Georg•Hettich |
| Used name | Georg•Hettich |
| Born | 12 October 1978 in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Measurements | 179 cm / 64 kg |
| Affiliations | Skiclub Rohrhardsberg/Skiteam Schonach/Rohrhardsberg |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Georg Hettich had his greatest sports moment, winning the gold medal in the individual competition and a bronze medal in the sprint. He also won a silver in the team event, as he had at Salt Lake City in 2002 and at the 2003 and 2005 World Championships.
Hettich also won two German Championships, in 2005 and 2006. In September 2009 he announced he would retire after the 2009-10 season, but he was a last-minute qualifier for the Vancouver Olympics. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Besides his sports career, Hettich studied sports science.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Nordic Combined (Skiing) | GER |
Georg Hettich | |||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | 34 | |||||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Nordic Combined (Skiing) | GER |
Georg Hettich | |||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Sprint, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Nordic Combined (Skiing) | GER |
Georg Hettich | |||
| Large Hill / 10 km, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 24 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Winter Universiade (1–0–0 2005 Innsbruck NCB gold: individual)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Nordic Ski Championships (0–2–0 2003 Val di Fiemme NCB silver: team; 2005 Oberstdorf NCB silver: team)