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 considered one of the best and 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 Wor...
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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 considered one of the best and 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 (105) and third in victories (36), only behind Matti Nykänen (46) and Adam Malysz (38).
Ahonen's other medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships include the individual normal hill (bronze: 2005), individual...
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