Armin Kogler

Who is Armin Kogler?

Armin Kogler is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. After his surprise win at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1979, Kogler set a new record in Planica with a leap of 180 meters. He won two overall World Cup victories along with a complete set of medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in the individual normal hill, a silver in the team large hill, and a bronze in the individual large hill. He would then follow it up with a silver in the team large hill event at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld. Additionally, Kogler won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1980. Kogler's best Olympic finish was fifth in the individual large hill at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

For his ski jumping successes, he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1984.

Kogler is the uncle of Martin Koch.