Johann André Forfang facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Johann André Forfang |
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![]() Johann André Forfang during October 2017 FIS Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix competitions in Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tromsø, Norway |
4 July 1995 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Tromsø SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 245 m (804 ft) Planica, 20 March 2016 |
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World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 16 February 2025. |
Johann André Forfang (born 4 July 1995) is a Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 team Olympic champion.
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Career
Like his older brother Daniel Forfang he represents the club Tromsø SK. Forfang made his World Cup debut in December 2014. He won team gold medal FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016 with his teammates in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf. His first individual world cup victory was in Titisee-Neustadt on 12 March 2016. In 2018 he won the last worldccup before the Olympic Games in Willingen. At the 2018 Olympic Games he gained a silver medal in normal hill individual and he is Olympic Champion 2018 with the Norway skijumping team (Andreas Stjernen, Daniel-André Tande, Robert Johansson). On 1 December 2018 he won the world cup in Tagil (Russia).
FIS World Nordic Ski Championships
Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team LH | Mixed Team NH |
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– | 18 | – | – |
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7 | 12 | ![]() |
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7 |
World Cup
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 |
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2014/15 | 23 | 21 | 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015/16 | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2016/17 | 27 | — | 15 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2017/18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
N/A | ![]() |
2018/19 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 11 | N/A | 9 |
2019/20 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 6 | N/A |
2020/21 | 19 | 19 | 11 | N/A | 35 | N/A | 13 |
2021/22 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 39 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
2022/23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
2023/24 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 15 | N/A | N/A |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 2015/16 | 12 March 2016 | ![]() |
Hochfirstschanze HS142 | LH |
2 | 2017/18 | 4 February 2018 | ![]() |
Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 | LH |
3 | 2018/19 | 1 December 2018 | ![]() |
Tramplin Stork HS134 | LH |
4 | 2023/24 | 3 February 2024 | ![]() |
Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH |
5 | 9 March 2024 | ![]() |
Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH | |
6 | 2024/25 | 8 February 2025 | ![]() |
MacKenzie Intervale HS128 | LH |
Individual starts (226)
See also
In Spanish: Johann André Forfang para niños