Sven Hannawald (born 9 November 1974) is a German former ski jumper, motor racing driver, and footballer. In ski jumping he competed from 1992 to 2004, with his career best achievement being the winner of the 2002 Four Hills Tournament and becoming the first athlete in history to win all four events in the same tournament. He also finished runner-up twice in the World Cup season, won four medals at the Ski Jumping World Championships, as well as three medals each at the Winter Olympics and Ski Flying World Championships. After retiring from ski jumping, Hannawald played football for Kreisliga club TSV Burgau, and drove for Callaway Competition in the ADAC GT Masters series.
Hannawald was born in Erlabrunn and grew up in the nearby town of Johanngeorgenstadt by SC Dynamo Johanngeorgenstadt in the Ore Mountains. At age twelve, he was sent to a special school for young athletes in Klingenthal (SG Dynamo Klingenthal), also in Saxony. In 1991 his family moved to Jettingen-Scheppach near Ulm where he transferred to the Furtwangen Ski Boarding School, where he completed an apprenticeship in Communication Electronics.