Toni Markus Nieminen (born 31 May 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 2004, with a brief comeback in 2016. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers from Finland, having won both the World Cup overall title and the Four Hills Tournament in 1992, and three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He remains the youngest ever Winter Olympic gold medalist, at 16 years and 261 days.[1] Additionally, he is known for being the first male ski jumper to land a jump surpassing 200 metres (660 ft), which he achieved in 1994 with a world record of 203 m (666 ft) on the ski flying hill in Planica.
Toni Markus Nieminen (born 31 May 1975) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 2004, with a brief comeback in 2016. He is one of the...
Timo Nieminen (born 1981), tennis player ToniNieminen (born 1975), ski jumper Veli Nieminen (1886–1936), gymnast and sports shooter Ville Nieminen (born...
footballer Toni Müller (born 1984), Swiss curler Antonio Toni Nadal (born 1961), Spanish tennis coach, uncle and coach of Rafael Nadal ToniNieminen (born...
Cup calendar. The first to officially reach 200 metres (660 ft) was ToniNieminen in 1994, by landing a jump of 203 metres (666 ft); at the time, ski...
first official jump over 200 m (660 ft) was achieved in 1994, when ToniNieminen landed at 203 meters. In 1964 in Zakopane, Poland, the large hill event...
Felder 1990/91 Andreas Felder Stephan Zünd Dieter Thoma (2) 1991/92 ToniNieminen Werner Rathmayr Andreas Felder (4) 1992/93 Andreas Goldberger Jaroslav...
rendering his jump an unofficial world record. The official honours went to ToniNieminen only a short time later, who cleanly landed a jump of 203 m (666 ft)...
time since before World War II. At 16 years old, Finnish ski jumper ToniNieminen made history by becoming the youngest male Winter Olympic champion....
with Norway taking a medal sweep in the event. 16-year-old Ski jumper ToniNieminen became the youngest male gold medalist in a Winter Olympic event until...
while Yelena Välbe won one gold and four bronze medals. Ski jumper ToniNieminen of Finland became the youngest male to win a gold medal in the Winter...
gold medalist in any winter sport (he was not eclipsed until 1992 by ToniNieminen), aged just 16 years at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland...
thus making the jump invalid as an official world record (Finland's ToniNieminen would later land a 203 m jump at the same event).[citation needed] On...
Albertville details Ernst Vettori Austria Martin Höllwarth Austria ToniNieminen Finland 1994 Lillehammer details Espen Bredesen Norway Lasse Ottesen...
player Jari Litmanen, football player Toni Lydman, former NHL player Tapio Mäkelä, cross-country skier ToniNieminen, ski jumper Pasi Nurminen, former NHL...
classical Gold ToniNieminen 1992 Albertville Ski jumping Men's Large hill individual Gold Risto Laakkonen Mika Laitinen ToniNieminen Ari-Pekka Nikkola...
Vettori Austria Martin Höllwarth Austria ToniNieminen Finland Large hill individual details ToniNieminen Finland Martin Höllwarth Austria Heinz Kuttin...
senator, professor and valtioneuvos Minna Kauppi (born 1982), orienteer ToniNieminen (born 1975), ski jumper Aaro Pajari (1897–1949), Major General Karri...
Reporter. Toni Immonen - Reporter. Antero Mertaranta - Commentator. Toni Roponen - Co-commentator. Jani Uotila - Commentator. ToniNieminen - Co-commentator...
ToniNieminen of Finland won the large hill individual while Ernst Vettori of Austria won the normal hill. The Finland team, which consisted of Toni Nieminen...
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Flagbearer for Finland Nagano 1998 Succeeded by ToniNieminen Preceded by Enni Rukajärvi Flagbearer for Finland PyeongChang 2018...
Andreas Felder Franci Petek Ari-Pekka Nikkola 1 December 1991 K-90 ToniNieminen Ari-Pekka Nikkola Stefan Horngacher 2 December 1991 K-120 Ernst Vettori...
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