Jeremias Wigger (born 10 March 1965) is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 4 x 10 km at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 13th in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
| Jeremias Wigger | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1965 Hasle, Lucerne, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1986–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 88 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (43rd in 1988, 1994) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wigger's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 19th in the 50 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. His best World Cup finish was 12th in a 30 km event in Italy in 1990.
He is the father of cross-country skier Siri Wigger.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | — | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 1994 | 29 | 21 | — | 13 | — | 16 | 7 |
| 1998 | 33 | 49 | — | DNS | 16 | 18 | 6 |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | 48 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 19 | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1986 | 21 | NC | — | — |
| 1987 | 22 | NC | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | 43 | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | NC | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | 47 | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | NC | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | NC | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | 74 | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | 43 | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | 56 | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | NC | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | NC | NC | — |
| 1998 | 33 | 89 | 58 | — |
Team podiums
edit- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 14 December 1986 |  Cogne, Italy |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Ambühl / Guidon / Bovisi |
References
edit- ^ Interview mit Siri Wigger: "Eine Medaille war mein Ziel", auf xc-ski.de 5 May 2020 (retrieved 14 November 2020)
- ^ "Athlete : Jeremias WIGGER". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
External links
edit- Jeremias Wigger at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)
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