Janne Ahonen

Who is Janne Ahonen?

Janne Petteri Ahonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the World Cup between 1992 and 2011. He is often considered as one of the most successful athletes in the history of ski jumping.

Ahonen's most notable achievements include five World Championships, two World Cup overall victories and a record-breaking five victories in the Four Hills Tournament. He is the all-time leader in World Cup points, podiums and Top 10 appearances. With 36 World Cup victories, Ahonen is the all-time fourth, behind Gregor Schlierenzauer, Matti Nykänen and Adam Małysz. In 2005, Ahonen was named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year.

In 9 World Ski Championship Games, 9 Ski-Flying World Championship Games and 5 Olympic Games, Ahonen won a total of 19 medals, equalling the medal count of Matti Nykänen – although most of them are team, not individual. Despite his success, Ahonen has never won an individual Olympic medal, placing 4th three times. In Olympic team competitions, he won two silver medals.