Toni Nieminen
Toni Nieminen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Toni Markus Nieminen | |||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | May 31, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Lahti , Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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society | Puijon Hiihtoseura | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pers. Best | 203 m ( Planica 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||
status | active | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Debut in the World Cup | March 3, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup victories (individual) | details ) | 9 (|||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup victories (team) | details ) | 1 (|||||||||||||||||||||
Overall World Cup | 1991/92 ) | 1. (|||||||||||||||||||||
Ski flying world cup | 7th (1993/94) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jump World Cup | 63rd (1997/98) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Four Hills Tournament | 1991/92 ) | 1. (|||||||||||||||||||||
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Ski jumping Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall Grand Prix | 35th ( 1996 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
last change: February 6, 2016 |
Toni Markus Nieminen (born May 31, 1975 in Lahti ) is a Finnish ski jumper . Nieminen was the first ski jumper to successfully land a jump over 200 meters. His greatest successes include two Olympic gold medals as well as winning the overall World Cup and the Four Hills Tournament .
Career
1992 to 2004
In 1992, the only 16-year-old Nieminen was one of the first V-style jumpers to dominate the entire ski jumping season at will: he won the Four Hills Tournament, won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Albertville and finally achieved 1st place in the overall World Cup. Rank.
After that, Nieminen was never able to build on these successes in 1992. Weight problems due to further growth and the adoption of the V-style by the entire world elite are two of the reasons for the sporting crash.
He wrote sports history again surprisingly on March 17, 1994, when he was the first ski jumper to jump over 200 m on the ski jumping hill in Planica, Slovenia . Although Andreas Goldberger had already reached 202 meters on the same day , he fell on landing. Nieminen's flight at 203 meters is considered to be the first "two hundred".
In the winter of 2001/02 he managed to jump into the top ten twice in the World Cup, and so he was appointed to Finland's squad at the 2002 Winter Olympics . Ten years after his great triumph, he was able to achieve another respectable success with a 16th place on the normal hill.
After the winter of 2003/04 he ended his career.
Career from 2004 and comeback
Since the end of his career, Nieminen had occasionally commented on ski jumping broadcasts on the Finnish TV channel MTV3 as a sports reporter alongside Jani Uotila . Most recently he was also the coach of the Finnish junior national team.
At the end of January 2016 he made his comeback at the Finnish championships in Lahti . On the small Salpausselkä ski jump (HS 97), he finished 17th with jumps on 85.5 m and 87 m (211.5 points). He did not take part in the competition on the large hill (HS 130).
successes
World Cup victories in individual
No. | date | place | Type |
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1. | 1st December 1991 | Thunder Bay | Normal hill |
2. | December 30, 1991 | Oberstdorf | Large hill |
3. | 4th January 1992 | innsbruck | Large hill |
4th | January 6, 1992 | Bischofshofen | Large hill |
5. | February 29, 1992 | Lahti | Normal hill |
6th | March 1, 1992 | Lahti | Large hill |
7th | March 11, 1992 | Oslo | Large hill |
8th. | March 15, 1992 | Oslo | Large hill |
9. | February 1, 1995 | Kuopio | Normal hill |
World Cup victories in the team
No. | date | place | Type |
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1. | December 9, 2001 | Villach | Normal hill |
statistics
World Cup placements
season | space | Points |
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1991/92 | 1. | 269 |
1992/93 | 50. | 5 |
1993/94 | 52. | 47 |
1994/95 | 11. | 464 |
1995/96 | 93. | 2 |
1996/97 | 92. | 6th |
1997/98 | 67. | 25th |
2000/01 | 21st | 230 |
2001/02 | 31. | 142 |
2002/03 | 54. | 28 |
Grand Prix placements
season | space | Points |
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1994 | 46. | 181 |
1995 | 35. | 480 |
2000 | 43. | 14th |
2001 | 37. | 36 |
2002 | 43. | 15th |
Hill records
place | country | Expanse | set up on | Record up |
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Bischofshofen | Austria | 122.0 m ( HS : 140 m) |
January 6, 1992 | January 6, 1993 |
Trondheim | Norway | 121.0 m ( HS : 140 m) |
March 11, 1992 | March 23, 1996 |
Planica | Slovenia | 203.0 m ( HS : 225 m) |
March 17, 1994 | March 18, 1994 |
Lahti | Finland | 125.0 m ( HS : 130 m) |
March 1, 1996 | March 3, 1996 |
Web links
- Toni Nieminen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Toni Nieminen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nieminen, Toni |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nieminen, Toni Markus (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ski jumper |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lahti , Finland |