He won a silver medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. Lipburger's only two individual world cup wins came in a ski flying competition in the United States in 1981.
Lipburger earned a silver medal in the individual large hill event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships held in Lahti, Finland. He also achieved two victories in the FIS World Cup, both of which were in ski flying competitions, one in the United States in 1981.