Felix Gottwald (b. January 13, 1976 in Zell am See, Austria, now resides in Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete. He is 5 ft 10 in (178cm), weighing 150 lb (10st 10 lb 68 kg).
Gottwald made his Olympic debut as an 18 year old in the Individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics, then competed in the Team and Individual events at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Gottwald won bronze medals in the Sprint, Individual and Team Nordic Combined events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Coming into the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he had regularly ranked among the top three in the world. He took silver in the Gundersen and won Gold in the team competition.
Gottwald topped the World Cup standings in 2001, and was a member of the Austrian team that won Gold at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also has two Silver (Team: 2001, Individual: 2003) and five Bronzes (Individual: 2001, 2005, Sprint: 2003, Team: 1997, 2005) from the World Championships.
Gottwald also has won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival in the Nordic Combined (2001, 2003 Individual). He also won the Holmenkollen medal in 2003 (Shared with Ronny Ackermann.)
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