Jani Markus Soininen (born 12 November 1972) is a Finnish former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

Career

He won two medals at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...

, earning a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill. His biggest successes were at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

, where he earned three medals in the team hill competitions with gold in 1995 and 1997, and silver in 2001 on the large hill.

World Cup

Standings

Wins

References

1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Jyväskylä Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Finnish male ski jumpers Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub