Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once and Raw Air Tournament three times, and three individual gold medals at the World Championships. From 2017 to 2025, he held the ski flying world record of .
Career
In January 2012, Kraft debuted in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Bischofshofen. He has three world cup wins and placed first overall in the 2014/15 Four Hills Tournament. His personal best and world record is 253.5 meters set in Vikersund in 2017, only a meter away from Domen Prevc's 254.5-meter jump, the longest to date. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, he won a silver medal in the Men's team large hill event and a bronze medal in the Individual normal hill event.
In March 2017, he clinched his first overall FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title.
World Cup results
Season titles 6 titles – (3 overall, 3 ski flying) SeasonDiscipline2016–17 OverallSki flying2019–20 OverallSki flying2022–23 Ski flying2023–24 Overall
Season standings Season Tour StandingsOverall 2011–12 — 67 — N/A N/A N/A N/A2012–1331 40 32 N/A N/A N/A N/A2013–1410 27 29 N/A N/A N/A N/A2014–15 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A2015–166 5 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A2016–17 6 N/A N/A N/A2017–184 20 4 4 — N/A 42018–19 17 8 7 N/A 122019–20 5 8 4 N/A2020–2117 8 22 N/A 15 N/A 172021–225 26 N/A N/A 6 2022–23 6 N/A N/A 2023–24 N/A N/A 42024–25 18 7 N/A N/A 62025–26101117N/AN/AN/A9
Individual wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size12014–15 29 December 2014 Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137 LH215 January 2015 Wisła Malinka HS134 LH38 March 2015 Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH42015–16 24 January 2016 Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS134 LH52016–17 30 December 2016 Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137 LH64 February 2017 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225 FH75 February 2017 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS225 FH815 February 2017 Pyeongchang Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre HS140 LH912 March 2017 Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH1016 March 2017 Trondheim Granåsen HS140 LH1124 March 2017 Planica Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 FH1226 March 2017 Planica Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 FH132018–19 20 January 2019 Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 LH1426 January 2019 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH1527 January 2019 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH1612 March 2019 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH172019–20 8 December 2019 Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 LH182 February 2020 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH1916 February 2020 Tauplitz Kulm HS235 FH2022 February 2020 Râșnov Râșnov Ski Jump HS97 NH2128 February 2020 Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH222021–2211 December 2021 Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 LH2325 February 2022 Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH243 March 2022 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH2519 March 2022 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235 FH262022–2327 November 2022 Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 LH2721 January 2023 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH2812 March 2023 Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH2919 March 2023 Vikersund Vikersundbakken HS240 FH301 April 2023 Planica Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 FH312023–2425 November 2023 Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 LH3226 November 2023 Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 LH332 December 2023 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS98 NH343 December 2023 Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH3517 December 2023 Engelberg Gross-Titlis HS140 LH366 January 2024 Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142 LH3721 January 2024 Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 LH3811 February 2024 Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128 LH3917 February 2024 Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH4025 February 2024 Oberstdorf Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS235 FH419 March 2024 Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH4213 March 2024 Trondheim Granåsen HS138 NH4317 March 2024 Vikersund Vikersundbakken HS240 FH442024–2529 December 2024 Oberstdorf Oberstdorf HS137 LH454 January 2025 Innsbruck Bergiselschanze HS128LH462025–2625 November 2025 Falun Lugnet HS95 NH
Individual starts + winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ) Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points2011–12 0 – – – – – – – – –q54 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –2012–13 202 – – – – – – – – –2332811 – – – – – –1911386144227222013–14 53914dq2225251912135030122033212122241615752491181392014–15 157821313171143691623212247625 – –139105342015–16 100664142227787911441 – –2562118311421221012102016–17 1665943386313182524 –211331211 511 2017–18 8813134312133431244915 – –32825322018–19 1349 21 26 10 5 20 8 123 4923 42111 63 7 4 11 10213314172019–20 1659 21 4 7122 18 4 13 4 4222 11221 4313112 8 17 2020–21 429 32 – – – – – – 6 28 8 4 93 – 5 23 6 19 16 10 5 – 23 29 17 2021–22 1069 q3 4 73 1 26 9 14 12 q 23 24 17 – 22 9 25 613 1 83 13 6 112022–23 17903 521 83 4 6 5 18 4 143 51 1823 8 13 163 –212 821213 2023–24 214911112 93 13 6 6121 39 6 2411 43 1 49 8 1 3 5 1 1 2 7 42024–25 1290 4 432 73 11 9 1431 813 7 29 7 12 4 9 14 6 5 10 6 42 5 122025–26 6313 5 1 9 – – –2 11 14 19 9 26 13 6 – 9 dq 14 29 16 29 21 q 23 19 16146
Podiums SeasonPodiums Medals Total2011–12----2012–13--112013–14-1-12014–15364132015–1612142016–17836172017–18-3582018–19435122019–20582152020–21--112021–224-592022–23566172023–241334202024–2522482025–261113Total463845129
Ski jumping world record DateHillLocationMetresFeet18 March 2017 Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund, Norway253.5832
Olympic results Year AgeNormal hillLarge hillTeam/Super TeamMixed Team 2018 Pyeongchang 24 13 18 4 – 2022 Beijing 28 10 131 5 2026 Milano - Cortina32 2736 – –
World Championships 15 medals – (3 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze)
YearNormal HillLarge HillTeam (men)Team (mixed) 2013 Val di Fiemme 33 23 – – 2015 Falun3 52 4 2017 Lahti1132 2019 Seefeld3 622 2021 Oberstdorf 10123 2023 Planica 4 63 4 2025 Trondheim61223
Personal life Kraft married his long-time girlfriend, Marisa Probst, in August 2022. In December 2025, they became parents to a daughter.
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