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Janne Ahonen

Janne Ahonen

Ski Jumping

Finland

Finland

Birthdate:
May 11, 1977
Height:
6' 0"
Weight:
146 pounds
Age:
31

Ski Jumping

Date Round Result
02/20 Men's LH Team Final Round   509.4 (2nd)
02/20 Men's LH Team 1st Round   467.2 (2nd - Qualified)
02/18 Men's LH Individual Final Rankings   234.1 (9th)
02/18 Men's LH Individual Final Round   121.8 (7th)
02/18 Men's LH Individual 1st Round   112.3 (9th - Qualified)
02/17 Men's LH Individual Qualification Round   136.3 (2nd - Pre-qualified)
02/12 Men's NH Individual Final Rankings   261.5 (6th)
02/12 Men's NH Individual Final Round   127.0 (9th)
02/12 Men's NH Individual 1st Round   134.5 (2nd - Qualified)
02/11 Men's NH Individual Qualification Round   133.5 (3rd - Pre-qualified)

Notes

Birthplace
Lahti, Finland
Club/Team
Lahden Hiihtoseura
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - silver on team large hill, 9th on large hill, 4th on normal hill; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - 37th on large hill, 4th on normal hill, 5th on team large hill; 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway - 37th on normal hill, 25th on large hill, 5th on team large hill.
World Championships
2005 - silver in team large hill; gold in large hill; 4th in team normal hill; bronze in normal hill at Oberstdorf, Germany. 2003 - gold in team large hill; 35th in large hill at Val di Fiemme, Italy. 2001 - silver in team normal hill; 7th in normal hill; 6th in normal hill; silver in team large hill; bronze in large hill at Lahti, Finland. 1999 - 4th in normal hill; 4th in large hill; 4th in team large hill at Ramsau, Austria. 1997 - 8th in large hill; gold in team large hill; gold in normal hill at Trondheim, Norway. 1995 - 9th in large hill; 9th in normal hill; gold in team large hill at Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1993 - 31st in large hill; 6th in team large hill at Falun, Sweden.
World Cup
2006 - Currently 2nd on World Cup circuit; 2005 - 1st. 2004 - 1st. 2003 - 4th. 2002 - 15th. 2001 - 5th. 2000 - 3rd. 1999 - 2nd. 1998 - 9th. 1997 - 8th. 1996 - 3rd. 1995 - 3rd. 1994 - 10th. 1993 - 50th.
Other career highlights
Began ski jumping when he was five years old; made World Cup debut at 15 years old in 1993; made Olympic debut at 16 in 1994; tied with Jakub Janda of the Czech Republic for the 2006 Four Hills Tournee championship in January _ first tie in the 54-year history of the event.

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Ski Jumping

Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Norway NORWAY 1 0 3 4
Austria AUSTRIA 2 1 0 3
Finland FINLAND 0 2 0 2
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