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Line 1: {{short description\|German skier}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2018}} {{expand German\|topic=bio\|date=August 2022\|Georg Thoma}} {{Infobox sportsperson \| image = ~~Bundesarchiv~~Gullvinner ~~Bild~~Georg ~~183-78885-0001~~Thoma etter målpassering 15 km langrenn kombinert, ~~Ehrung~~VM ~~für~~i ~~Ingrid~~Oslo ~~Krämer~~1966 (5485711414).jpg \| ~~caption~~ image_size = ~~Thoma (center) in 1960~~ \| caption = Thoma at the 1966 World Championships \| headercolor = lightsteelblue \| birth_date = {{birth-date and age\|20 August 1937}} \| birth_place = [[Hinterzarten]], Germany \| sport = [[Nordic combined]] \| club = SC Hinterzarten \| height = 167 cm \| weight = 68 kg \| medaltemplates = ~~{{MedalSport \| Men's [[Nordic combined]] }}~~ {{MedalCountry \| {{EUA}} }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[1960 Winter Olympics\|1960 Squaw Valley]] \| [[Nordic combined at the 1960 Winter Olympics\|Individual]] }} {{MedalBronze \| [[1964 Winter Olympics\|1964 Innbruck]] \| [[Nordic combined at the 1964 Winter Olympics\|Individual]] }} {{MedalCountry \| {{FRG}} }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships\|World Championships]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966\|1966 Oslo]] \| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966#Men's Nordic combined\|Individual]] }} Line 16 ⟶ 24: }} '''Georg Thoma''' ({{IPA\|de\|ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈtoːmaː\|-\|De-Georg Thoma.ogg}}; born 20 August 1937) is a ~~[[Germany\|~~retired German~~]] former~~ [[Nordic combined]] skier and ski jumper. He won ~~two~~a ~~[[Winter~~gold medal at the 1960 Olympics~~\|Winter~~, becoming the first non-Scandinavian athlete to do so, and was voted German Sportsman of the Year. At the 1964 Olympics he won a bronze medal and served as the Olympic]] ~~medals~~flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966. Thoma's strength in the Nordic combined ~~with~~was ~~gold~~jumping. inHe ~~[[1960~~was ~~Winter~~three ~~Olympics\|1960]]~~times ~~and~~German ~~bronze~~champion in [[~~1964~~ski ~~Winter Olympics\|1964~~jumping]]. ~~Thoma~~(1960, ~~also~~1961, ~~won~~and ~~the~~1963). ~~gold~~Additionally, inhe won the ~~individual~~Nordic ~~event~~combined at the [[Holmenkollen ski festival]] from 1963 to 1966. ~~FIS~~For his Nordic ~~World~~combined ~~Ski~~successes, ~~Championships~~Thoma was awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1964 (ahared with [[~~Oslo~~Veikko Kankkonen]], [[Eero Mäntyranta]], and [[Halvor Næs]]).<ref name=sr /> Thoma is the uncle of the ski jumper [[Dieter Thoma]]. After retiring from competitions he worked as a postman in his hometown and later as a television commentator. He was one of the first German winter athletes to make his living from sponsorship.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/georg-thoma-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418135437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/georg-thoma-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> Thoma's strength in the Nordic combined was jumping. He was three times German champion in [[ski jumping]] (1960, 1961, and 1963). Additionally, he won the Nordic combined at the [[Holmenkollen ski festival]] from 1963 to 1966. For his Nordic combined successes, Thoma was awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1964 (Shared with [[Veikko Kankkonen]], [[Eero Mäntyranta]], and [[Halvor Næs]].) ~~Georg Thoma was born in [[Hinterzarten]]. He is the uncle of the jumper [[Dieter Thoma]], winner of the [[Four Hills Tournament]] and a World champion in [[Ski-flying World Championships\|ski flying]].~~ ==References== {{reflist}} * {{FIS\|S=NK\|ID=61274}} * [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{no icon}}▼ * [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{no icon}}▼ ==External links== {{Footer Olympic Champions NK Individual}}▼ {{Commons category\|Georg Thoma}} {{Footer World Champions NK Individual}}▼ * {{FIS Nordic combined skier\|61274}} {{Holmenkollen medal}}▼ * {{Olympedia\|98235}} * {{Olympic Channel\|georg-thoma}} ▲* [{{Webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk \|date=24 February 2007 \|title=Holmenkollen medalists]}} – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{noin ~~icon~~lang\|no}} ▲* [{{Webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk \|date=24 February 2007 \|title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892]}} – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{noin ~~icon~~lang\|no}} ~~<br />~~ {{start box}} {{s-ach\|aw}} Line 41 ⟶ 48: }} {{end box}} ▲{{Footer Olympic Champions NK Individual}} ▲{{Footer World Champions NK Individual}} ▲{{Holmenkollen medal}} {{Authority control}} Line 47 ⟶ 56: [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:German male Nordic combined skiers]] [[Category:German male ski jumpers]] [[Category:Olympic Nordic combined skiers offor the United Team of Germany]]<!--1960,1964--> [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany]]<!--1960--> [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany]]<!--1964--> Line 58 ⟶ 68: [[Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined]] [[Category:Holmenkollen medalists]] [[Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners]] [[Category:~~Germany's~~People ~~Sports~~from ~~Hall of Fame inductees~~Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)]] [[Category:Skiers from Baden-Württemberg]] [[Category:Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg]] [[Category:West German male skiers]]