Matti Nykänen was a Finnish ski jumper widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time. Over the course of his career, he won five Winter Olympic medals and nine World Championship medals. He won the International Masters Championship for veteran ski jumpers in 2008. He had a tumultuous personal life and faced several legal issues.
![Kamil Stoch Kamil Stoch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kamil-stoch-1.jpg)
![Peter Prevc Peter Prevc](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/peter-prevc-1.jpg)
Peter Prevc is a Slovenian ski jumper best known for winning the Ski Jumping World Cup overall title in 2016. He is also known for winning gold and a silver medal at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. A former world record holder, Peter Prevc was adjudged Slovenian Sportsman of the Year on four occasions.
![Adam Małysz Adam Małysz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adam-maysz-1.jpg)
![Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gregor-schlierenzauer-1.jpg)
Gregor Schlierenzauer is an Austrian retired ski jumper who was active between 2006 and 2021. Having won an Olympic gold medal and 10 World Championship gold medals, Schlierenzauer is often counted among the greatest ski jumpers of all time. Gregor Schlierenzauer also won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the Olympic Games.
![Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/janne-ahonen-1.jpg)
Finnish ski jumper and drag racer Janne Ahonen, known as one of Finland’s most successful sportspeople, is not just a 2-time Olympic silver medalist but also a 5-time World Championship. Known as King Eagle, he later worked as an equipment technician with the Finnish Nordic ski jumping team.
![Sara Takanashi Sara Takanashi](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sara-takanashi-1.jpg)
![Simon Ammann Simon Ammann](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/simon-ammann-1.jpg)
![Stefan Kraft Stefan Kraft](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stefan-kraft-92526-1.jpg)
One of the most decorated ski jumpers, Austrian athlete Stefan Kraft has won both the Ski Jumping World Cup and the Ski Flying World Cup twice. He has also won 3 individual gold medals at the World Championship and holds the world record for the longest ski flying jump, at 253.5 meters.
![Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/thomas-morgenstern-1.jpg)
One of the most decorated ski jumpers of all time, retired Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern is a 3-time Olympic gold medalist. He also has 8 ski jumping World Championship gold medals and 3 ski flying World Championship gold medals in his kitty. Post-retirement, he has been part of the Helicopter World Cup.
![Dawid Kubacki Dawid Kubacki](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dawid-kubacki-1.jpg)
![Sarah Hendrickson Sarah Hendrickson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sarah-hendrickson-1.jpg)
![Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sven-hannawald-1.jpg)
![Maren Lundby Maren Lundby](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maren-lundby-85430-1.jpg)
One of the world’s most successful ski jumpers, Maren Lundby is an Olympic gold medalist and a 2-time World Champion. The Norwegian sports star was also the world’s second female ski jumping Olympic champion. She stunned her fans by withdrawing from the 2022 Winter Olympics for weight issues.
![Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/noriaki-kasai-1.jpg)
![Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/martin-schmitt-1.jpg)
![Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andreas-goldberger-134848-1.jpg)
![Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kazuyoshi-funaki-134800-1.jpg)
![Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Daniela Iraschko-Stolz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/daniela-iraschko-stolz-1.jpg)
Austrian ski-jumper and footballer Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, counted among most-successful female-athletes of ski-jumping, holds ski-flying world-record since 2003 as the first and till-present only-woman to fly over 200 metres. Her feats in ski-jumping includes three individual-victories at Holmenkollen Ski Festival, winning women's Continental Cup, and silver at 2014 Winter Olympics. In football, she became Austrian Cup finalist twice with Wacker Innsbruck.
![Andreas Wellinger Andreas Wellinger](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andreas-wellinger-134809-1.jpg)
![Toni Nieminen Toni Nieminen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/toni-nieminen-134826-1.jpg)
![Katharina Schmid Katharina Schmid](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/katharina-althaus-1.jpg)
![Markus Eisenbichler Markus Eisenbichler](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/markus-eisenbichler-1.jpg)
![Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/matti-hautamki-134850-1.jpg)
![Jens Weißflog Jens Weißflog](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jens-weiflog-1.jpg)
![Johann André Forfang Johann André Forfang](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johann-andr-forfang-134877-1.jpg)
![Jakub Janda Jakub Janda](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jakub-janda-134853-1.jpg)
![Severin Freund Severin Freund](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/severin-freund-134816-1.jpg)
![Andreas Kofler Andreas Kofler](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andreas-kofler-134852-1.jpg)
![Walter Steiner Walter Steiner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/walter-steiner-134869-1.jpg)
![Karl Geiger Karl Geiger](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/karl-geiger-1.jpg)
![Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/masahiko-harada-134798-1.jpg)
![Birger Ruud Birger Ruud](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/birger-ruud-65320-1.jpg)
Birger Ruud was a Norwegian alpine skier and ski jumper best remembered for winning two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal in ski jumping for his country. He also won three World Championship gold medals and one silver medal during his illustrious career. Birger Ruud also had a World Championship bronze medal in alpine skiing under his belt.
![Bjørn Wirkola Bjørn Wirkola](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bjrn-wirkola-134804-1.jpg)
![Espen Bredesen Espen Bredesen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/espen-bredesen-134799-1.jpg)
![Carina Vogt Carina Vogt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/carina-vogt-1.jpg)
![Anders Bardal Anders Bardal](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anders-bardal-134820-1.jpg)
![Roar Ljøkelsøy Roar Ljøkelsøy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/roar-ljkelsy-134855-1.jpg)
![Wolfgang Loitzl Wolfgang Loitzl](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wolfgang-loitzl-134833-1.jpg)
![Andreas Felder Andreas Felder](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andreas-felder-1.jpg)
![Stanisław Marusarz Stanisław Marusarz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stanisaw-marusarz-134865-1.jpg)
![Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ari-pekka-nikkola-134856-1.jpg)
![Dieter Thoma Dieter Thoma](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dieter-thoma-134868-1.jpg)
![Juliane Seyfarth Juliane Seyfarth](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/juliane-seyfarth-1.jpg)
![Tommy Ingebrigtsen Tommy Ingebrigtsen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tommy-ingebrigtsen-134815-1.jpg)
![Lindsey Van Lindsey Van](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lindsey-van-1.jpg)
![Jacob Tullin Thams Jacob Tullin Thams](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jacob-tullin-thams-134805-1.jpg)
![Yukio Kasaya Yukio Kasaya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/takanobu-okabe-134832-1.jpg)
![Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ernst-vettori-134823-1.jpg)