Ski Jumping Legendary Athletes 1-7 of 7 items
Kazuyoshi Funaki
At 22 years of age, Kazuyoshi Funaki was the youngest member of the Japanese ski jumping team at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games >>>
Toni Nieminen
Toni Nieminen led the Finnish ski jumping squad to victory in the team large hill event at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games. With this win, he became the youngest male to earn an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Games. >>>
Matti Nykänen
At the Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games, Matti Nykänen of Finland put together two near-perfect jumps to win the K120 large hill event by the largest margin in Olympic history (17.5 points). >>>
Jens Weissflog
At the Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games, 19-year-old East German Jens Weissflog won a ski jumping gold medal on the K90 normal hill and a silver on the K120 large hill. >>>
Jacob Tullin Thams
At the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924, ski jumping was one of sixteen events. >>>
Simon Ammann
Ski jumper Simon Ammann was not expected to win a medal during the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games. >>>
Birger Ruud
At the Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games, Birger Ruud came from behind to edge out fellow Norwegian Hans Beck for the gold medal in the K90 normal hill ski jumping event. >>>
