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Toni Nieminen

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toni Nieminen is the 139th most popular skier (up from 162nd in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from Finland (up from 401st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Finnish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Toni Nieminen ranks 139 out of 817. Before him are Lasse Kjus, Assar Rönnlund, Jure Franko, Georg Thoma, Niilo Halonen, and Tora Berger. After him are Erika Hess, Miran Tepeš, Ossi Reichert, Edy Reinalter, Annie Famose, and Rauno Miettinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Toni Nieminen ranks 201. Before him are Ed Stafford, Ray Allen, James Kyson, Ante Covic, Kazumi Kishi, and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. After him are Prince Ali bin Hussein, Felix Brych, Yuji Ide, Preity Zinta, Leigh Bardugo, and Judy Greer.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Toni Nieminen ranks 381 out of 751. Before him are Eeva Ruoppa (1932), Hannu Salama (1936), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Niilo Halonen (1940), Leena Krohn (1947), and Lucina Hagman (1863). After him are Arvo Viitanen (1924), Timo Soini (1962), Käärijä (1993), Jalmari Eskola (1886), Simo Puupponen (1915), and Rauno Miettinen (1949).

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Among SKIERS In Finland

Among skiers born in Finland, Toni Nieminen ranks 17. Before him are Paavo Lonkila (1923), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Klaes Karppinen (1907), Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Matti Lähde (1911), and Niilo Halonen (1940). After him are Rauno Miettinen (1949), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Helena Takalo (1947), Mika Myllylä (1969), Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969), and Väinö Huhtala (1935).

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