Robert Johansson Explained

Robert Johansson
Full Name:Robert Høneren Johansson
Birth Date:23 March 1990
Birth Place:Lillehammer, Norway
Height:1.84 m[1]
Club:Søre Ål IL
Personalbest:252m (827feet)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
Seasons:2014–present
Wins:3
Teamwins:11
Totalpodiums:16
Teampodiums:17
Individual Starts:201
Team Starts:33
Show-Medals:no
Updated:24 March 2024

Robert Høneren Johansson (born 23 March 1990) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is a former ski flying world record holder, having landed a jump of 252m (827feet) in Vikersund on 18 March 2017. Johansson has often been nicknamed the "Wing Commander" for his distinctive handlebar moustache.

Ski jumping career

He finished fourth in the team competition at the 2009 Junior World Ski Championships, and also competed at the 2010 Junior World Ski Championships. In January 2012 he took his first Continental Cup podium, with a third place in Neustadt, and in March 2012 he won his first Continental Cup race in Kuopio. In the World Cup he has finished once among the top 15, with a 13th place from Kuusamo in November 2013. He managed two more top-20 placements that season, with a 20th and a 19th place from Sapporo in January 2014.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Johansson won bronze in both the men's normal hill individual and men's large hill individual event.[2]

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

EventIndividualTeam
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align=left 2020 Planica5align=center bgcolor=#D4AF37

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall
scope=row align=center2008/09N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2013/1461 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2014/1575 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2015/1658 31 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2016/1716 26 15 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2017/185 5 align=center bgcolor=silveralign=center bgcolor=silver4 N/A align=center bgcolor=#a57164N/A
scope=row align=center2018/196 8 12 align=center bgcolor=#a5716413 N/A 19 N/A
scope=row align=center2019/2017 12 7 6 21 11 N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2020/215 17 7 N/A 10 N/A 8 N/A
scope=row align=center2021/2212 6 7 N/A N/A N/A
scope=row align=center2022/2321 16 17 20 N/A N/A 12 N/A
scope=row align=center2023/2429 13 25 N/A N/A 14 N/A

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
118 March 2018   Vikersundbakken HS240 FH
210 March 2019   Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH
324 January 2021   Salpausselkä HS130 (night) LH

Individual starts (201)

Moustache

Johansson competed in Pyeongchang with a manicured handlebar moustache which he began growing two years earlier. The moustache attracted considerable media attention.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert JOHANSSON . olympicchannel.com . Olympic Channel Services . 23 July 2020 . 12 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201212194211/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/johansson-1/ . dead.
  2. News: Josh Peter . Winter Olympics 2018 breakout star: Ski jumper Robert Johansson's mustache? . USA Today . 10 February 2018 . 15 February 2018 . 23 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181502/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/10/winter-olympics-2018-ryan-johansson-mustache-ski-jumper/326199002/ . live.
  3. News: Norwegian wins 'Moustache Games' for magnificent facial hair . The Local . Norway . 11 February 2018 . Agence France-Presse . 15 February 2018 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905142454/https://www.thelocal.no/20180211/norwegian-wins-moustache-games-for-magnificent-facial-hair . live.