SKI JUMPING: "THE FLYING FINN" and WORLD SUPER STAR SKI JUMPER from FINLAND ( SUOMI - FINLAND ) JANNE AHONEN

Janne Ahonen

Janne Ahonen
Personal information
Full name	Janne Petteri Ahonen
Date of birth	May 11, 1977 (age 33)(1977-05-11)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.84 m
Professional information
Club	Lahden Hiihtoseura
Skis	Atomic
Personal best	233.5 m
World Cup
Seasons	1992-2008, 2009-
Wins	36
Other podiums	72
Total podiums	108
Infobox last updated on: January 6, 2010

Janne Petteri Ahonen ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born May 11, 1977 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup since 1992. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time. His achievements include five world championship gold medals (individual World Championships in 1997 (normal hill) and 2005 (large hill), and team World championships in 1995, 1997 and 2003), first place in the World Cup in 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, and first place in the Four Hills Tournament for a record-breaking five times, bettering the previous record of four by Jens Weißflog. Ahonen won the 1999 tournament without winning a single event, coming second on all four hills. Ahonen is also all-time leader in World Cup total points and podiums (108) and third in victories (36), only behind Matti NykänenAdam Małysz (39). (46) and

Ahonen's other medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships include the individual normal hill (bronze: 2005), individual large hill (bronze: 2001), team normal hill (silver: 2001), and team large hill (silver: 2001, 2005). At the FIS Ski Flying World Championships Ahonen has won a record seven medals. Ahonen has thus a total of 19 medals, sharing the record with Matti Nykänen. Despite his success, Ahonen has never won an Olympic medal from an individual competition: he has placed 4th three times.

One of Ahonen's trademark features is his apparent lack of emotion when competing, as he is rarely seen smiling, even when celebrating on the podium. This has prompted the German press to conceive him nickname "The Mask".

Ahonen announced to end his ski jumping career on March 26, 2008, but he has already promised to take part in worldcup 2008-2009 in "some way or another".^[1] His retirement was confirmed by the FIS in late April.^[2]

Ahonen's career officially ended in Lahti on July 9, 2008 in a friendly competition on the HS 97 hill. A remarkable number of his former competitors were present, including Poland's Adam Małysz, the Germans Martin Schmitt and Georg Späth, the Austrian Andreas Goldberger and Andreas Widhölzl, Norway's Roar Ljøkelsøy and Bjørn-Einar Romøren, Japan's Noriaki Kasai, Switzerland's Andreas Küttel, and fellow Finns Tami Kiuru, Matti Hautamäki, Janne Happonen, Veli-Matti Lindström, Kimmo Yliriesto, Pasi Ahonen, Ville Larinto, and Ville Kantee. Despite three months without any training jumps, Ahonen finished his career with another victory by jumping the furthest distance on both rounds. Adam Małysz finished second and Georg Späth^[3][4] third. See more

In March 2009 Ahonen announced that he will compete in season 2009-2010 listing his main targets as Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Four Hills Tournament and the Ski-Flying World Championships.^[5]

Contents [hide] 1 Drag racing 2 Achievements 2.1 Winter Olympic Games 2.2 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2.3 Four Hills Tournament 2.4 FIS Ski Flying World Championships 3 Ski jumping World Cup 3.1 Overall rank 3.2 Official hill records 3.3 World cup victories 4 References

Drag racing

In addition to competing as a ski jumper, Ahonen has also successfully maintained a side-career in drag racing, winning both Finnish and Nordic Championship titles in 2004. He races with Team Eagle Racing, which well suits his Finnish nickname "King Eagle". However, the team is actually named after the home city of the team, Kotka - in English "Eagle". He is married to Tiia Ahonen, and they have two sons, Mico (born 2001) and Milo (born 2008). In December 2005 Ahonen was named the Finnish athlete of the year.

Achievements

Medal record
Men's Ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Team large hill
Silver	2006 Turin	Team large hill
World Championships
Gold	1995 Thunder Bay	Team large hill
Gold	1997 Trondheim	Individual normal hill
Gold	1997 Trondheim	Team large hill
Gold	2003 Val di Fiemme	Team large hill
Gold	2005 Oberstdorf	Individual large hill
Silver	2001 Lahti	Team large hill
Silver	2001 Lahti	Team normal hill
Silver	2005 Oberstdorf	Team large hill
Bronze	2001 Lahti	Individual large hill
Bronze	2005 Oberstdorf	Individual normal hill
Ski flying World Championships
Silver	1996 Bad Mitterndorf	Individual
Silver	2004 Planica	Individual
Silver	2004 Planica	Team
Silver	2006 Bad Mitterndorf	Team
Silver	2008 Oberstdorf	Team
Bronze	2000 Vikersund	Individual
Bronze	2008 Oberstdorf	Individual

Winter Olympic Games

• 2002 Winter Olympics
  • Silver - team large hill
• 2006 Winter Olympics
  • Silver - team large hill

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

• 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Gold - Team large hill
• 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Gold - Individual normal hill
  • Gold - Team large hill
• 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Silver - Team normal hill
  • Bronze - Team large hill
  • Bronze - Individual large hill
• 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Gold - Team large hill
• 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Gold - Individual large hill
  • Silver - Team large hill
  • Bronze - Individual normal hill

Four Hills Tournament

• Nine wins, ten second places, nine third places and five overall victories along with three overall second places and two overall third places.
• 1994–1995 Four Hills Tournament
  • Victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Overall third
• 1997–1998 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall third
• 1998–1999 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall victory (no individual wins)
• 1999–2000 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall second
• 2000–2001 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall second
• 2002–2003 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall victory
  • Victory at Innsbruck
• 2004–2005 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall victory
  • Wins at Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck
• 2005–2006 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall victory (shared with Jakub Janda)
  • Wins at Oberstdorf, Bischofshofen
• 2007–2008 Four Hills Tournament
  • Win at Bischofshofen (originally scheduled for Innsbruck)
  • Win at Bischofshofen
  • Overall victory
• 2009–2010 Four Hills Tournament
  • Overall second

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1996
  • Silver - Individual flying hill
• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2000
  • Bronze - Individual flying hill
• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004
  • Silver - Individual flying hill
  • Silver - Team flying hill
• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006
  • Silver - Team flying hill
• FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2008
  • Silver - Team flying hill
  • Bronze - Individual flying hill

Ski jumping World Cup

• World Cup: 36 victories, 44 second places, 28 third places
• Summer Grand Prix: 5 victories, 6 second places, 2 third places
• Most podium positions of all jumpers (108)
• Most world cup points of all jumpers
• Six consecutive victories (ties the record with Matti Hautamäki, Thomas Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer)
• Longest jump in the world (fell on landing): 240 m (Planica 2005)

Overall rank

• 1992-93: 50.
• 1993-94: 10.
• 1994-95: 3.
• 1995-96: 3.
• 1996-97: 8.
• 1997-98: 9.
• 1998-99: 2.
• 1999-00: 3.
• 2000-01: 5.
• 2001-02: 15.
• 2002-03: 4.
• 2003-04: 1.
• 2004-05: 1.
• 2005-06: 2.
• 2006-07: 8.
• 2007-08: 3.
• 2008-09: -
• 2009-10: 11

Official hill records

• 11.01.2004 Liberec 139.0 m
• 12.12.2004 Harrachov 145.5 m
• 18.12.2004 Engelberg 141.0 m
• 09.01.2005 Willingen 152.0 m

World cup victories

1. Engelberg – December 19, 1993
2. Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 1995
3. Lillehammer – December 3, 1995
4. Kulm – February 10, 1996
5. Lahti – March 7, 1998
6. Chamonix – December 6, 1998
7. Harrachov (HS 142) – December 19, 1998
8. Harrachov (HS 142) – December 20, 1998
9. Engelberg – January 9, 1999
10. Zakopane – January 17, 1999
11. Harrachov (HS 142) – February 7, 1999
12. Villach – December 12, 1999
13. Lahti – March 4, 2000
14. Engelberg – December 21, 2002
15. Innsbruck – January 4, 2003
16. Liberec – January 10, 2004
17. Liberec – January 11, 2004
18. Willingen – February 14, 2004
19. Kuusamo – November 27, 2004
20. Kuusamo – November 28, 2004
21. Trondheim – December 4, 2004
22. Trondheim – December 5, 2004
23. Harrachov (HS 142) – December 12, 2004
24. Engelberg – December 18, 2004
25. Engelberg – December 19, 2004
26. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 29, 2004
27. Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2005
28. Innsbruck – January 3, 2005
29. Willingen – January 9, 2005
30. Titisee-Neustadt – January 22, 2005
31. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 29, 2005
32. Bischofshofen – January 6, 2006
33. Bischofshofen (replaced: Innsbruck) – January 5, 2008
34. Bischofshofen – January 6, 2008
35. Harrachov (HS 205) – January 20, 2008
36. Kuopio – March 4, 2008

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/makihyppy/artikkeli/Janne+Ahonen+jättää+mäkihypyn/1135235067363
2. ^ FIS Newsflash 177. April 30, 2008.
3. ^ 2008 Lahti Ski Games information on Ahonen
4. ^ FIS Newsflash 188. July 16, 2008.
5. ^ [1]

• FIS Newsflash 161. January 9, 2008 on Ahonen's fifth Four Hills Tournament victory win.
• Janne Ahonen at the International Ski Federation
• Janne Ahonen German fan page
• News about Janne ending his ski-jumping career.
• Janne Ahonen Farewell Competition 9.7.2008 in Lahti

[show]v · d · eFIS Ski Jumping World Cup champions 1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR) • 1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE) • 1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN) • 1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT) • 1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN) • 1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 1999–00: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE) • 2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) • 2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) • 2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI) • 2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)

[show]v · d · eWorld champions in ski jumping individual normal hill 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) • 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) • 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1978: Matthias Buse (GDR) • 1982: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1985: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1987: Jiří Parma (TCH) • 1989: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1991: Heinz Kuttin (AUT) • 1993: Masahiko Harada (JPN) • 1995: Takanobu Okabe (JPN) • 1997: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) • 2001: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2005: Rok Benkovič (SLO) • 2007: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2009: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)

[show]v · d · eWorld Champions in Ski Jumping Individual Large Hill 1925: Willen Dick (TCH) • 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) • 1927: Tore Edman (SWE) • 1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) • 1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR) • 1931: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI) • 1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR) • 1935: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1937: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) • 1939: Josef Bradl (GER) World War II 1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) • 1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) • 1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN) • 1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) • 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN) • 1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1985: Per Bergerud (NOR) • 1987: Andreas Felder (AUT) • 1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN) • 1991: Franci Petek (YUG) • 1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) • 1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN) • 1999: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2001: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2007: Simon Ammann (SUI) • 2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)

[show]v · d · eWorld Champions in Men's Ski Jumping Team Large Hill 1982: Norway (Johan Sætre, Per Bergerud, Ole Bremseth & Olav Hansson) * 1984: Finland (Markku Pusenius, Pentti Kokkonen, Jari Puikkonen & Matti Nykänen) * 1985: Finland (Tuomo Ylipulli, Pentti Kokkonen, Matti Nykänen & Jari Puikkonen) * 1987: Finland (Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli & Pekka Suorsa) * 1989: Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Nykänen & Risto Laakkonen) * 1991: Austria (Heinz Kuttin, Ernst Vettori Stefan Horngacher & Andreas Felder) * 1993: Norway (Bjørn Myrbakken, Helge Brendryen, Øyvind Berg & Espen Bredesen) * 1995: Finland (Jani Soininen, Janne Ahonen, Mika Laitinen & Ari-Pekka Nikkola) * 1997: Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jani Soininen, Mika Laitinen & Janne Ahonen) * 1999: Germany (Sven Hannawald, Christof Duffner, Dieter Thoma & Martin Schmitt) * 2001: Germany (Sven Hannawald, Michael Uhrmann, Alexander Herr & Martin Schmitt) * 2003: Finland (Janne Ahonen, Tami Kiuru, Arttu Lappi & Matti Hautamäki) * 2005: Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern & Martin Höllwarth) * 2007: Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Andreas Kofler & Thomas Morgenstern) * 2009: Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern & Gregor Schlierenzauer)

[show]v · d · eFour Hills Tournament winners 1952-53: Sepp Bradl (AUT) • 1953-54: Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR) • 1954-55: Hemmo Silvennoinen (FIN) • 1955-56: Nikolay Kamenskiy (URS) • 1956-57: Pentti Uotinen (FIN) • 1957-58: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1958-59: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1959-60: Max Bolkart (GER) • 1960-61: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1961-62: Eino Kirjonen (FIN) • 1962-63: Toralf Engan (NOR) • 1963-64: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN) • 1964-65: Torgeir Brandtzæg (NOR) • 1965-66: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN) • 1966-67: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1967-68: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1968-69: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1969-70: Horst Queck (GDR) • 1970-71: Jiří Raška (TCH) • 1971-72: Ingolf Mork (NOR) • 1972-73: Rainer Schmidt (GDR) • 1973-74: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1974-75: Willi Pürstl (AUT) • 1975-76: Jochen Danneberg (GDR) • 1976-77: Jochen Danneberg (GDR) • 1977-78: Kari Ylianttila (FIN) • 1978-79: Pentti Kokkonen (FIN) • 1979-80: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1980-81: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1981-82: Manfred Deckert (GDR) • 1982-83: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1983-84: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1984-85: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1985-86: Ernst Vettori (AUT) • 1986-87: Ernst Vettori (AUT) • 1987-88: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1988-89: Risto Laakkonen (FIN) • 1989-90: Dieter Thoma (FRG) • 1990-91: Jens Weißflog (GER) • 1991-92: Toni Nieminen (FIN) • 1992-93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1993-94: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1994-95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1995-96: Jens Weißflog (GER) • 1996-97: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1997-98: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) • 1998-99: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 1999-2000: Andreas Widhölzl (AUT) • 2000-01: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2001-02: Sven Hannawald (GER) • 2002-03: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2003-04: Sigurd Pettersen (NOR) • 2004-05: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2005-06: (tie) Janne Ahonen (FIN) & Jakub Janda (CZE) • 2006-07: Anders Jacobsen (NOR) • 2007-08: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2008-09: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) • 2009-10: Andreas Kofler (AUT)

[show] Awards [show]v · d · eFinnish Sports Personality of the Year 1947: Mikko Hietanen and Lassi Parkkinen • 1948: Heikki Hasu • 1949: Viljo Heino • 1950: Heikki Hasu • 1951: Veikko Karvonen • 1952 – 1954: Veikko Hakulinen • 1955: Voitto Hellstén • 1956: Antti Hyvärinen • 1957: Olavi Vuorisalo • 1958: Vilho Ylönen • 1959: Juhani Järvinen • 1960: Veikko Hakulinen • 1961: Kalevi Huuskonen • 1962: Pentti Nikula • 1963: Pentti Eskola • 1964: Eero Mäntyranta • 1965: Jouko Launonen • 1966: Eero Mäntyranta • 1967: Eero Tapio • 1968 – 1969: Kaarlo Kangasniemi • 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen • 1971: Juha Väätäinen • 1972: Lasse Virén • 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen • 1974: Riitta Salin • 1975: Heikki Ikola • 1976: Lasse Virén • 1977: Pertti Ukkola • 1978: Helena Takalo • 1979 – 1980: Pertti Karppinen • 1981: Heikki Ikola • 1982: Keke Rosberg • 1983: Tiina Lillak • 1984: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi • 1985: Matti Nykänen • 1986 – 1987: Marjo Matikainen • 1988: Matti Nykänen • 1989: Marjo Matikainen • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti • 1991: Kimmo Kinnunen • 1992: Toni Nieminen • 1993: Juha Kankkunen • 1994: Jani Sievinen • 1995: Jari Litmanen • 1996: Heli Rantanen • 1997: Mika Myllylä • 1998: Mika Häkkinen • 1999: Mika Myllylä • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2001: Sami Hyypiä • 2002: Samppa Lajunen • 2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä • 2004: Marko Yli-Hannuksela • 2005: Janne Ahonen • 2006: Jukka Keskisalo • 2007: Tero Pitkämäki • 2008: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela • 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen • 2010: Minna Kauppi

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Name	Ahonen, Janne
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Date of birth	May 11, 1977
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Date of death
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