Andreas "Andi" Goldberger (born 29 November 1972) is an Austrian former ski jumper.

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Andreas Goldberger
Goldberger in 2011
Country	Austria
Born	(1972-11-29) 29 November 1972 (age 51) Ried im Innkreis, Austria
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Personal best	225 m (738 ft) Planica, 18 March 2000
World Cup career
Seasons	1991–2005
Starts	288
Podiums	63
Wins	20
Overall titles	3 (1993, 1995, 1996)
Four Hills titles	2 (1993, 1995)
Ski Flying titles	2 (1995, 1996)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 2 World Championships 1 2 4 Ski Flying World Championships 1 1 1 Total 2 3 7 Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Individual LH 1994 Lillehammer Team LH Ski Jumping World Championships 2001 Lahti Team NH 1993 Falun Individual NH 1995 Thunder Bay Individual LH 1993 Falun Individual LH 1993 Falun Team LH 1997 Trondheim Individual NH 2001 Lahti Team LH Men's ski flying Ski Flying World Championships 1996 Kulm Individual 1992 Harrachov Individual 2004 Planica Team
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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In 1994 he became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres, but did not manage to stand.

He won the World Cup overall titles three times (1993, 1995, 1996), the Four Hills Tournament twice (1992/93, 1994/95), with multiple medals in the Nordic World Championships and Winter Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

Despite his success at ski jumping, Goldberger preferred ski flying—a more extreme version of normal ski jumping, in which distances are far greater.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997 Goldberger admitted to the use of cocaine, and was given a six-month ban from the Austrian Ski Association. As a result of that ban, in November 1997, he even declared he would, from that moment on, compete under the flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.^[4] Yet, after reaching an agreement with the Austrian Ski Association, he continued competing for his native Austria.

Goldberger last World Cup appearance as a ski jumper was in Lahti on 6 March 2005 (49 place).

In 2006 he officially ended his career with his final jump as a test jumper in Kulm, Austria.

After ending his ski jumping career he immediately became an expert co-commentator on the Austrian national TV station ORF, where he still works today.

  Not recognized. Ground touch at world record distance, but first ever jump over 200 metres.