Toni Nieminen

Toni Nieminen

Born: May 31, 1975
Age: 49
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Biography

Toni Markus Nieminen (born 31 May 1975) is a Finnish ski jumper. He is the youngest ever Winter Olympic gold medalist, at 16 years and 261 days.

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Career

Nieminen's biggest success came in his first World Cup season in 1991/92. At the time, the transition from the Daescher technique to the V-style was taking place and Nieminen was one of the first to master the new technique.

Nieminen took his first World Cup victory in Thunder Bay, in December 1991. Then he went on to win the Four Hills Tournament with 3 victories and 1 second place. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Nieminen won the large hill and the Team large hill, placing third in the normal hill. In the World Cup, Nieminen took a total of 8 victories securing also the overall title. Additionally, Nieminen won the World Junior Championship in both the Individual and the Team competitions. Nieminen was chosen as the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year 1992.

In the following seasons, Nieminen showed only glimpses of his great talent. In 1994, he became the first ever ski jumper to break the 200 metre barrier at Planica, with a world record of 203 m. Out of his total of 9 individual World Cup victories, only one came after the 1991/92 season, in Kuopio 1995. In World Cup team competitions, Nieminen scored one victory, in Villach 2001.

After retiring from ski jumping in 2004, Nieminen has worked as a sports commentator for Finnish MTV3. He has also competed as a driver in harness racing.

Nieminen made a comeback on 30th January 2016 finishing 17th in normal hill Finnish championship. Nieminen said that his target is to make a comeback to the World Cup.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall SF JP 4H NT
1990/91 - - N/A - N/A
1991/92 01 ! - N/A 01 ! N/A
1992/93 50 - N/A - N/A
1993/94 52 7 N/A - N/A
1994/95 11 31 N/A 8 N/A
1995/96 93 - - - N/A
1996/97 92 - 89 56 -
1997/98 67 - 63 - 28
1998/99 - - - 69 -
2000/01 21 37 N/A 15 49
2001/02 31 N/A N/A 33 -
2002/03 54 N/A N/A - -

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1991/92 1 December 1991 Thunder Bay Big Thunder K90 NH
2 29 December 1991 Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze K115 LH
3 4 January 1992 Innsbruck Bergiselschanze K109 LH
4 6 January 1992 Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120 LH
5 29 February 1992 Lahti Salpausselkä K90 NH
6 1 March 1992 Lahti Salpausselkä K114 LH
7 11 March 1992 Trondheim Granåsen K120 LH
8 15 March 1992 Oslo Holmenkollbakken K110 LH
9 1994/95 1 February 1995 Kuopio Puijo K90 NH

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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