Johann André Forfang

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Johann André Forfang (born 4 July 1995) is a Norwegian ski jumper and 2018 team Olympic champion.

Johann André Forfang
Johann André Forfang during October 2017 FIS Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix competitions in Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany
CountryNorway
Born (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29)
Tromsø, Norway
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Ski clubTromsø SK
Personal best245 m (804 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2016
World Cup career
Seasons2015–present
Starts242
Podiums18
Wins5
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Oberstdorf Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Planica Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Vikersund Team
Updated on 22 March 2024.

Career

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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.[2] His first individual world cup victory was in Titisee-Neustadt on 12 March 2016.[3] 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

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Event Normal hill Large hill Team LH Mixed Team NH
  2015 Falun 18
  2017 Lahti 7 12  
  2019 Seefeld 7

World Cup

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Standings

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 Season  Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
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

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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 9 March 2024     Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH

Individual starts (226)

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Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2014/15                                                               325
DQ 12 19 28 19 12 43 13 14 21 37 16 10 3 49 24 11 9 37 9 15
2015/16                                                           1240
9 12 3 5 3 14 4 8 4 4 7 9 5 19 2 18 8 2 7 6 10 5 4 1 2 3 3
2016/17                                                     197
24 46 43 33 q 32 6 42 26 10 6 4 q 9
2017/18                                             821
18 2 3 15 7 31 4 7 9 19 13 30 6 7 1 10 5 6 6 9 2 8
2018/19                                                         892
10 13 9 1 2 4 15 25 22 21 17 11 12 4 q 10 7 8 8 7 10 9 9 5 5 7 8 8
2019/20                                                       579
16 DQ 13 14 7 6 12 15 9 7 11 9 6 4 13 16 34 22 6 16 7 14 10 36 16 21 48
2020/21                                                   338
DQ 5 20 7 18 20 35 9 25 26 13 34 32 13 45 23 12 42 19 11 11 13 8
2021/22                                                         182
25 9 18 34 12 14 6 20 28 30 24 16 44 15 30 34 12 43 10 q
2022/23                                                                 574
9 14 10 q 17 23 28 32 11 20 15 13 18 25 11 5 18 8 7 22 40 23 10 6 6 16 29 22 9 8 10
2023/24                                                               328
33 26 17 20 9 15 6 13 12 28 19 32 11 8 1

References

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  1. ^ "Johann Andre FORFANG". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Victory for Norway's ski flyers". The Norwegian American. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Forfang beats overall winner Prevc to win ski jumping WCup". yahoo. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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