Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper born June 25, 1981, in Grabs, nicknamed the Harry Potter on skis for his glasses and boyish appearance during his breakout Olympic run. He won four Olympic gold medals by sweeping both the normal hill and large hill individual events at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games and repeating the feat at the 2010 Vancouver Games, making him the most decorated ski jumper in Olympic history. He competed at six Winter Olympics across a career spanning more than two decades and also won multiple World Championship and World Cup titles.
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Career HighlightWon four individual Winter Olympic ski jumping gold medals, at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics. 1 Classification
Competition Category FAQs
Which ski jumper had won both individual Olympic events at one Games before Simon Ammann did it in 2002?
Only Matti Nykänen had done it before.
Matti Nykänen. Olympedia notes that at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games Ammann surprised everybody by winning both the normal hill and the large hill events, which only Matti Nykänen had managed to before him. Before those Games, only ski jumping followers had heard of Ammann.
Did Simon Ammann ever carry the Swiss flag at an Olympic opening ceremony?
Yes, at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Yes. Olympedia lists Ammann as the flagbearer for Switzerland at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper.
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is a Swiss ski jumper
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having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010
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Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper.
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Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper.
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He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010.
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