Tino Edelmann
Born: 13.04.1985
Tino Edelmann
CURRENT
The 2015/16 season was my last.
Since then, I have been concentrating on my teacher training for the subjects of sport and music for secondary school (as of 2018).
Greatest successes
2015 World Champion Team Normal Hill, Falun
2013 World Cup bronze team sprint, Val di Fiemme
2011 Vice World Champion Team Normal Hill, Oslo
2011 Vice World Champion Team Large Hill, Oslo
2011 Vice World Champion Individual Normal Hill, Oslo
2010 Olympic bronze medal team, Vancouver
2009 Vice World Champion Mass Start Normal Hill, Liberec
2009 Vice World Champion Team, Liberec
2007 Vice World Champion Team, Sapporo
Family
I have been married to Christin
since 2013 and our son Frederik joined the family in 2015.
Your Oberhof
I lived in Oberhof for over 15 years, went to school there and then competed in my entire competitive sports career from here. The Thuringian Forest, the Rennsteig, the ski jumping facilities, indoor skiing and cross-country skiing trails were my home during this time.
What was your sporting career like?
I started Nordic combined at the age of six at SC Motor Zella Mehlis. Between 1996 and 2004, I attended the sports high school in Oberhof and also passed my Abitur there. During this time, I won 8 medals at Junior World Championships (3x gold, 4x silver, 1x bronze) and my first World Cup appearances. After that, I joined the Bundeswehr's sports support group and moved into a room in the barracks at Grenzadler. I participated in six World Championships, two Olympic Games and over 200 World Cups between 2005 and 2015.
Olympic Games
2014 - 9th place (Individual – Sotschi)
2010 - Bronze (Team – Vancouver)
World Championships
2015 Gold (Team, Falun)
2013 Bronze (Team Sprint, Val di Fiemme)
2011 3 x Silver (1 x Individual, 2 x Team – Oslo)
2009 2 x Silver (1 x Individual, 1 x Team – Liberec)
2007 Silver (Team – Sapporo)
World Cup
Individual:
3 x 1. place
6 x 2. place
6 x 3. place
Team:
5 x 1. place
4 x 2. place
Overall World Cup
2014/15 – 16. place
2013/14 – 15. place
2012/13 – 6. place
2011/12 – 8. place
2010/11 – 9. place
2009/10 – 5. place
2008/09 – 8. place
Who are your role models?
During my youth and junior years, I was lucky enough to be able to train in a training group with numerous established athletes. These included Ronny Ackermann, Marko Baacke, Sebastian Haseney, Marcel Höhlig and Stephan Münchmeyer.
What was the most emotional moment of your sporting career?
That was the moment after the last jump at the World Championships in the mass start in Liberec 2009. After the jump I knew that I was at least second. To end the competition with the jump was and is rather unusual for a Nordic combined athlete and without the immediate strong physical exhaustion of cross-country skiing, the emotions had free rein.
What was the biggest sporting disappointment for you?
After a successful individual competition at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, I didn't manage the internal qualification for the team competition. The two training jumps that were decisive for this went somewhat to shit. Disappointments are part of sport, but this one hit me hard.
What are your goals for the future?
I want to become a teacher at a secondary school in the subjects of sport and music.
... because he grew up here and the tradition that Nordic skiing has is felt here in many places and by everyone.
