Sc and in av ian ▁ath lete ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁German ▁Sports man ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Olympics ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Olympic ▁flag ▁bear er ▁for ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony . ▁He ▁further ▁won ▁the ▁world ▁champion ships ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Th oma ' s ▁strength ▁in ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁combined ▁was ▁jump ing . ▁He ▁was ▁three ▁times ▁German ▁champion ▁in ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁( 1 9 6 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 ). ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁combined ▁at ▁the ▁Hol men kol len ▁ski ▁festival ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁For ▁his ▁Nord ic ▁combined ▁success es , ▁Th oma ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Hol men kol len ▁medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁( ah ared ▁with ▁Ve ik ko ▁K ank kon en , ▁E ero ▁M ä nt yr anta , ▁and ▁Hal vor ▁N æ s ). ▁ ▁Th oma ▁is ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁the ▁ski ▁j um per ▁Di eter ▁Th oma . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁compet itions ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁post man ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁comment ator . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁winter ▁athlet es ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁living ▁from ▁spons or ship . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links