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Christoph Kreuzer

Christoph Kreuzer (born September 9, 1982, in Villach, Austria) is a Dutch ski jumper.

Eino Kirjonen

Eino Kirjonen (born February 25, 1933 in Koivisto died August 21, 1988 in Kouvola) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1962.

Hemmo Silvennoinen

Hemmo Valio Silvennoinen (November 6, 1932, Kesälahti - December 4, 2002, Vantaa) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.

Jeff Hastings

Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Hastings (born June 25, 1959, in Mountain Home, Idaho) was an American ski jumper who competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo in 1984.

Markus Eggenhofer

Markus Eggenhofer (born 11 December 1987 in Radstadt) is an Austrian ski jumper.

Mika Kojonkoski

He returned home to Finland to take over the national team in 1999, before he took over the Norwegian team in 2002 where he helped create stars like Sigurd Pettersen, Lars Bystøl, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Anders Jacobsen and Tom Hilde.

Per Bergerud

Per Bergerud (born June 28, 1956) is a former ski jumper who represented Svene IL in Flesberg, Norway.

Ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007

The current top three leaders in the 2006-7 ski jumping World Cup, Anders Jacobsen (Norway), Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria), and Adam Małysz (Poland), all performed to less than expectations, finishing 14th, tenth, and fourth respectively.

Stefan Horngacher

Stefan Horngacher (born September 20, 1969 in Wörgl) is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002.

Stefan Stannarius

Stefan Stannarius (born 20 October 1961 in Gräfenthal, Thuringia) was an East German ski jumper who competed from 1982 to 1984.

Tomáš Zmoray

Tomáš Zmoray (born in Banská Bystrica on July 26, 1989) is a Slovak ski jumper who has competed since 2005.

Toni Innauer

Anton ("Toni") Innauer (born 1 April 1958 in Bezau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Zbyněk Krompolc

Zbyněk Krompolc (born 29 May 1978 in Čeladná) was a Czech ski jumper who competed from 1994 to 1999.


see also

Andreas Wellinger

He won the summer Grand prix FIS Ski Jumping in 2013, ahead of Slovene ski jumper Jernej Damjan.

Balcar

Jindřich Balcar (born 1950), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1976

Bastian Kaltenböck

Bastian Kaltenböck, born July 23, 1983 in Hallein, Austria is an ski jumper from Austria.

Elima

Kurt Elimä (born 1939), Swedish ski jumper who competed from 1963 to 1966

Hokkaido 1st district

In 2005, Muneo Suzuki's regionalist New Party Daichi nominated ski jumper Masahiro Akimoto in the district.

Mollard

Didier Mollard (born 1969), a French ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1997

Nels Nelsen Hill

It was inaugurated by local ski jumper Art Johnson and the tournament was won by Petter Hugsted of Norway, who jumped 75 meters (247 ft).

Nurmsalu

Kaarel Nurmsalu (born 1991), an Estonian ski jumper and Nordic combined skier

Planica

In 1994, Toni Nieminen of Finland was the first ski jumper in history to jump over 200 m.

Sandrini

Domenico Sandrini (1883–1973) , Italian cross-country skier, Nordic combined skier, and ski jumper

Steamboat Ski Resort

Gordon Wren (1919–1999), ski jumper; last lived and died in Steamboat Springs

Svene

Famous ski jumper Per Bergerud hails from Svene, he competed for the local sports team Svene IL.

Tauno

Tauno Käyhkö (born 1950) Finnish ski jumper and Olympic competitor

Valentin Bozhkov

Valentin Bozhkov (born May 2, 1958 in Samokov) is a Bulgarian ski jumper that competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.