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Johann André Forfang

Johann André Forfang during October 2017 FIS Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix competitions in Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany

Country

Norway

Born

4 July 1995 (age 30)
Tromsø, Norway

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Ski club

Tromsø SK

Personal best

245 m (804 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2016

World Cup career

Seasons

2015–present

Individual wins

Team wins

Indiv. podiums

Team podiums

Indiv. starts

266

Team starts

Medal record

Men's ski jumping

Representing Norway
Olympic Games
Gold	2018 Pyeongchang	Team LH
Silver	2018 Pyeongchang	Individual NH
World Championships
Gold	2025 Trondheim	Mixed team LH
Silver	2017 Lahti	Team LH
Silver	2023 Planica	Team LH
Silver	2023 Planica	Mixed team NH
Bronze	2025 Trondheim	Team LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold	2016 Bad Mitterndorf	Team
Gold	2018 Oberstdorf	Team
Gold	2020 Planica	Team
Bronze	2022 Vikersund	Team

Updated on 16 February 2025.

Johann André Forfang (born 4 July 1995) is a famous Norwegian ski jumper. He is known for winning a team gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Ski Jumping Career Highlights
- Olympic and World Championship Success
- World Cup Victories
  - Individual World Cup Wins
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Ski Jumping Career Highlights

Johann André Forfang started his journey in ski jumping with the Tromsø SK club. He made his first big appearance in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in December 2014. Since then, he has become one of the top ski jumpers.

Olympic and World Championship Success

Forfang has won many important medals throughout his career. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he earned a silver medal in the individual normal hill event. He also became an Olympic Champion with the Norwegian team. His teammates were Andreas Stjernen, Daniel-André Tande, and Robert Johansson.

He has also achieved great success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

In 2017, he won a silver medal in the team large hill event in Lahti, Finland.
In 2023, he won two silver medals in Planica, Slovenia. These were for the men's team large hill and the mixed team normal hill events.
In 2025, he won a gold medal in the mixed team large hill event and a bronze medal in the men's team large hill event in Trondheim, Norway.

Johann is also a three-time World Champion in ski flying team events.

He won gold in 2016 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria.
He won gold again in 2018 in Oberstdorf, Germany.
His third gold medal came in 2020 in Planica, Slovenia.
In 2022, he added a bronze medal in the team event in Vikersund, Norway.

World Cup Victories

Forfang has won several individual World Cup competitions. His first individual victory was in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on 12 March 2016. He also won the last World Cup event before the 2018 Olympic Games, which took place in Willingen, Germany. On 1 December 2018, he won another World Cup event in Tagil, Russia.

He has continued to win in recent years. In the 2023/24 season, he won two more World Cup events. One was in Willingen, Germany, on 3 February 2024, and another in Oslo, Norway, on 9 March 2024. His most recent victory was in Lake Placid, USA, on 8 February 2025, during the 2024/25 season.

Individual World Cup Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2015/16	12 March 2016	Titisee-Neustadt	Hochfirstschanze HS142	LH
2	2017/18	4 February 2018	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze HS145	LH
3	2018/19	1 December 2018	Nizhny Tagil	Tramplin Stork HS134	LH
4	2023/24	3 February 2024	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze HS147	LH
5	2023/24	9 March 2024	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS134	LH
6	2024/25	8 February 2025	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale HS128	LH