- His personal best is 232 m (761 ft), achieved on 19 March 2011 in Planica.
- Began his ski jumping career in the Continental Cup, winning three events out of four attempts.
- Won 5 medals (3 gold and 2 bronze) from FIS Ski Flying World Championships over the years.
- Is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers, having won the World Cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each and the Grand Prix three times.
- His club is SV Villach-Kaernten.
- On 10 January 2014 suffered serious head injuries during training for the ski flying event in Bad Mitterndorf. Recovered in time to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he placed 14th in the normal hill and 40th in the large hill men's individual ski jumping events.
- Wore the yellow bib 52 times in his career.
- On 26 September 2014 announced his retirement from competitive ski jumping.
- Has two sisters - Verena and Christina.
- Won 11 medals (8 gold, 2 silver and one bronze) from FIS Nordic World Ski Championships over the years.
- Resides in Lieserbruecke.
- Parents are Franz and Gudrun Morgenstern.
- His equipment consists of: skis: Fischer, bindings: Win Air and boots: Rass.
- Has 23 individual wins.
- In 2013 he left his girlfriend of 10 years and went on vacation to Hawaii with his new girlfriend, a physiotherapist.
- Has 76 individual podiums.
- Has a daughter named Lily, born on 26 December 2012 with his ex-girlfriend.
- Won 4 Olympic medals - 3 gold (in the individual large hill and the team large hill in 2006 in Turin; one in the team large hill in 2010 in Vancouver) and one silver (in the team large hill in 2014 in Sochi).
- Is a former ski jumper.
- Has 2 overall titles in 2008 and 2011.
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