JUMPERS’ PORTRAITS
SKI JUMPERS’ PORTRAITS

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Short cuts: nh = normal hill, lh = large hill, WC = World Championships, OWG = Olympic Winter Games, GC = German Championships, USSC = US Summer Championships

Current index:
Morten Aagheim Kazuyoshi Funaki Andreas Küttel Hiroya Saitoh
Janne Ahonen Andreas Goldberger Mika Laitinen Jaroslav Sakala
Alan Alborn Lauri Hakola Roar Ljoekelsoey Jon Petter Sandaker
Simon Ammann Sven Hannawald Wolfgang Loitzl Martin Schmitt
Espen Bredesen Masahiko Harada Ivan Lunardi Reinhard Schwarzenberger
Kristian Brenden Matti Hautamaeki Adam Malysz Gerd Siegmund
Roberto Cecon Alexander Herr Robert Mateja Jani Soininen
Lucas Chevalier Girod Martin Höllwarth Christian Meyer Marco Steinauer
Heung Chul Choi Stefan Horngacher Hideharu Miyahira Henning Stensrud
Nicolas Dessum Ronny Hornschuh Jeroen Nikkel Jakub Suchacek
Olav Magne Doennem Tommy Ingebrigtsen Takanobu Okabe Dieter Thoma
Michal Dolezal Kristoffer Jaafs Lasse Ottesen Michael Wagner
Christoph Duffner Hansjörg Jäckle Rico Parpan Andreas Widhölzl
Damjan Fras Ville Kantee Primoz Peterka Kazuya Yoshioka
Sylvain Freiholz Noriaki Kasai Bruno Reuteler Peter Zonta



MORTEN AAGHEIM


Country: Norway
Birthdate: 20/07/1980
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 65 kg
Current club: Aaga IL

Career highlights:
  • 60th World Cup 1997/1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (6th team)
  • 16th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 14th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    JANNE AHONEN

    one of his rare smiles

    Full name: Janne Petteri Ahonen
    Country: Finland
    Birthdate: 11/05/1977
    Place of birth: Lahti
    Height: 1.83 m
    Weight: 66 kg
    Nicknames: "the mask", Rena, Mau
    Marital status: engaged (Tiia Jakobson)
    Current residence: Lahti
    Current club: Lahden Hiihtoseura
    Hobbies: painting, motorcycling, beer
    Peculiarity: Non-smiler
    <= this one is a pretty rare exception

    Career highlights:
  • WC 1995 Thunder Bay (9th lh/9th nh/winner team)
  • 5th World Cup 1994/1995
  • WC 1996 Bad Mitterndorf (2nd ski flying)
  • 3rd World Cup 1995/1996
  • 2nd World Cup ski flying 1995/1996
  • WC 1997 Trondheim (8th lh/winner nh/winner team)
  • 8th World Cup 1996/1997
  • 7th World Cup ski flying 1996/1997
  • 3rd Four-Hills-Tournament 1998
  • WC 1998 Oberstdorf (8th ski flying)
  • OWG 1998 Nagano/Hakuba (6th nh)
  • 9th World Cup 1997/1998
  • winner Four-Hills-Tournament 1999
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (4th lh/4th nh/4th team)
  • 2nd World Cup 1998/1999
  • 6th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • winner World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999

    Best quotation: "We came here to jump and not to smile."

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    ALAN ALBORN


    Country: USA
    Birthdate: 13/12/1980
    Nickname: Al
    Place of birth: Anchorage, Alaska
    Current residence: Denver, Colorado
    Current club: Alaska Jumping Team


    Career highlights:
  • winner USSC 1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (27th lh/40th nh)
  • 68th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 40th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 66th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    SIMON AMMANN


    Country: Switzerland
    Current club: Unterwassen
    Current residence: Unterwassen
    Nickname: Simi
    Occupation: student
    Hobbies: volleyball, swimming, snowboarding, inline skating


    Career highlights:
  • WC 1999 Ramsau (26th nh)


    ESPEN BREDESEN



    Country: Norway
    Birthdate: 2/02/1968
    Current club: Oppsal IF


    Career highlights:
  • WC 1992 Harrachov (2nd ski flying)
  • WC 1993 Falun (winner lh/winner team)
  • OWG 1994 Lillehammer (2nd lh/winner nh)
  • winner World Cup 1993/1994
  • 2nd World Cup ski flying 1993/1994
  • 15th World Cup 1994/1995
  • 13th World Cup 1995/1996
  • 16th World Cup 1996/1997
  • 2nd FIS Grand Prix 1997
  • 43th World Cup 1997/1998
  • 99th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 99th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    KRISTIAN BRENDEN


    Country: Norway
    Birthdate: 12/06/1976
    Current club: Tormod SL



    Career highlights:
  • 7th World Cup 1996/1997
  • WC 1998 Oberstdorf (7th ski flying)
  • 12th World Cup 1997/1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (17th lh/14th nh/6th team)
  • 22nd World Cup 1998/1999
  • 7th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 22nd World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    ROBERTO CECON


    Country: Italy
    Birthdate: 28/12/1971
    Current club: G.S. Fiamme Gialle
    Hobbies: cycling
    Marital status: married



    Career highlights:
  • WC 1992 Harrachov (3rd ski flying)
  • 3rd World Cup ski flying 1993/1994
  • WC 1995 Thunder Bay (8th lh)
  • 2nd World Cup 1994/1995
  • 3rd World Cup ski flying 1994/1995
  • 45th World Cup 1995/1996
  • 30th World Cup 1997/1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (21st lh/36th nh)
  • 30th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 28th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    LUCAS CHEVALIER GIROD


    Country: France
    Birthdate: 26/01/1977
    Height: 1.71 m
    Weight: 61 kg
    Current club: Les Rousses


    Career highlights:
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (41st lh/30th nh)
  • 49th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 50th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    HEUNG CHUL CHOI


    Country: Korea
    Birthdate: 3/12/1981
    Height: 1.72 m
    Weight: 60 kg
    Current club: Muju Resort


    Career highlights:
  • 82th World Cup 1997/1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (66th lh/61st nh)


    NICOLAS DESSUM


    Country: France
    Birthdate: 20/02/1977
    Place of birth: Lyon
    Height: 1.86 m
    Weight: 65 kg
    Current residence: Courchevel
    Current club: Douanes CS Courchevel
    Hobbies: sky diving, skiing

    Career highlights:

  • 12th World Cup 1994/1995
  • WC 1997 Trondheim (5th lh/9th nh/7th team)
  • 18th World Cup 1996/1997
  • WC 1999 Ramsau/Bischofshofen (11th lh/19th nh)
  • 14th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 11th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 15th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    OLAV MAGNE DOENNEM


    Country: Norway
    Height: 1.78 m
    Weight: 57 kg
    Current club: Oevre Surnadal IL


    Career highlights:
  • 32nd World Cup 1998/1999
  • 10th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 38th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    MICHAL DOLEZAL



    Country: Czech Republic
    Height: 1.78 m
    Weight: 65 kg
    Current club: Dukla Liberec



    Career highlights:
  • 29th Four-Hills-Tournament 1998
  • 44th World Cup 1997/1998
  • 7th WC 1999 Ramsau (34th lh/31st nh/7th team)
  • 49th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 48th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    CHRISTOPH DUFFNER

    Please click for more pics!

    Country: Germany
    Birthdate: 16/12/1971
    Nickname: Duffi
    Height: 1.84 m
    Weight: 66 kg
    Current residence: Schönwald
    Current club: SC Schönwald
    Profession: toolmaker
    Hobbies: reading
    Peculiarity: looking innocent doesn’t mean being innocent
    => he’s the worst of all German jumpers...

    Career highlights:
  • WC 1992 Harrachov (4th ski flying)
  • OWG 1992 Albertville (11th lh/5th team)
  • OWG 1994 Lillehammer (winner team)
  • 44th World Cup 1994/1995
  • WC 1996 Bad Mitterndorf (5th ski flying)
  • 14th World Cup 1995/1996
  • 3rd World Cup ski flying 1995/1996
  • GC 1997 (7th lh/9th nh)
  • WC 1997 Trondheim (25th lh/3rd team)
  • 34th World Cup 1996/1997
  • 39th Four-Hills-Tournament 1998
  • GC 1998 Ruhpolding (7th lh)
  • WC 1998 Oberstdorf (11th ski flying)
  • 38th World Cup 1997/1998
  • GC 1999 Oberwiesenthal (2nd nh)
  • WC 1999 Ramsau (18th lh/14th nh/winner team)
  • 21st World Cup 1998/1999
  • 5th World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 23rd World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999

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    DAMJAN FRAS


    Country: Slovenia
    Birthdate: 21/02/1973
    Current club: SSK Ilirija
    Current residence: Dobrunje


    Career highlights:
  • WC 1999 Ramsau (20th lh/28th nh/5th team)
  • 56th World Cup 1998/1999
  • 55th World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


    SYLVAIN FREIHOLZ


    Country: Switzerland
    Height: 1.83 m
    Weight: 67 kg
    Current club: Le Brassus
    Hobbies: diving, snowboarding, guitar

    Career highlights:
  • WC 1995 Thunder Bay (4th nh)
  • WC 1997 Trondheim (3rd lh/7th nh/8th team)
  • 25th World Cup 1997/1998
  • WC 1999 Ramsau (16th lh/33rd nh/8th team)
  • 42nd World Cup 1998/1999
  • 31st World Cup ski flying 1998/1999
  • 42nd World Cup ski jumping 1998/1999


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