Janne Ahonen

Janne Petteri Ahonen (pronounced [ˈjɑnːe ˈpetːeri ˈɑhonen] ⓘ; born 11 May 1977) is a Finnish former ski jumper and drag racer. He competed in ski jumping between 1992 and 2018, and is one of the sport's most successful athletes of all time, as well as one of the most successful from Finland. Ahonen won two consecutive World Cup overall titles (the most recent ski jumper to do so, as of 2023), the Four Hills Tournament a record five times, two individual gold medals at the World Championships, and the Nordic Tournament once. Nicknamed Kuningaskotka ("King Eagle"), he has been described as the greatest ski jumper to have never won an individual medal at the Winter Olympics.

Janne Ahonen
Ahonen in Oslo, 2011
CountryFinland
Full nameJanne Petteri Ahonen
Born (1977-05-11) 11 May 1977
Lahti, Finland
Ski clubLahden Hiihtoseura
Personal best233.5 m (766 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons
Starts412
Podiums108
Wins36
Overall titles2 (2004, 2005)
Four Hills titles5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Nordic titles1 (2000)
JP titles1 (1999)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 5 3 2
Ski Flying World Championships 0 5 2
Total 5 10 4
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Team LH
2006 Turin Team LH
World Championships
1995 Thunder Bay Team LH
1997 Trondheim Individual NH
1997 Trondheim Team LH
2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
2005 Oberstdorf Individual LH
2001 Lahti Team LH
2001 Lahti Team NH
2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
2001 Lahti Individual LH
2005 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
1996 Bad Mitterndorf Individual
2004 Planica Individual
2004 Planica Team
2006 Bad Mitterndorf Team
2008 Oberstdorf Team
2000 Vikersund Individual
2008 Oberstdorf Individual
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