Robert Johansson

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 252 m (827 ft) in Vikersund on 18 March 2017. Johansson has often been nicknamed the "Wing Commander" for his distinctive handlebar moustache.

For the Swedish politician who was born as Robert Johansson, see Robert Dockered.
Robert Johansson
Johansson in 2019
Country Norway
Full nameRobert Høneren Johansson
Born (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990
Lillehammer, Norway
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Ski clubSøre Ål IL
Personal best252 m (827 ft) National record
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2014–present
Individual wins3
Team wins11
Indiv. podiums16
Team podiums15
Indiv. starts164
Team starts31
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangIndividual NH
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangIndividual LH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfMixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place2019 SeefeldMixed team NH
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaMixed team NH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 OberstdorfTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 PlanicaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 VikersundTeam
Updated on 13 March 2022.

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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[3]

FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Event Individual Team
Germany 2018 Oberstdorf 9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia 2020 Planica 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

World Cup

Standings
Season Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7 NT
2008/09 ———N/AN/AN/AN/A—
2013/14 61——N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2014/15 75——N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2015/16 58—31N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2016/17 1626159N/AN/AN/AN/A
2017/18 552nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4N/A3rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/A
2018/19 68123rd place, bronze medalist(s)13N/A19N/A
2019/20 1712762111N/AN/A
2020/21 5177N/A10N/A8N/A
2021/22 126—7N/AN/AN/AN/A

Wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2017/1818 March 2018  Norway VikersundVikersundbakken HS240FH
2 2018/1910 March 2019  Norway OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH
3 2020/2124 January 2021  Finland LahtiSalpausselkä HS130 (night)LH

Individual starts (164)
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 Points
2008/09 Kuusamo Trondheim Trondheim Pragelato Pragelato Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Tauplitz Zakopane Zakopane Whistler Whistler Sapporo Willingen Klingenthal Oberstdorf Lahti Kuopio Lillehammer Vikersund Planica Planica 0
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – q – –
2013/14 Klingenthal Kuusamo Lillehammer Lillehammer Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Tauplitz Wisła Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Willingen Falun Lahti Lahti Kuopio Trondheim Oslo Planica Planica 43
– 13 42 50 q q 41 46 – – – – 34 39 41 35 20 19 46 35 – – – – – – – –
2014/15 Klingenthal Kuusamo Kuusamo Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Wisła Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Willingen Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Vikersund Vikersund Lahti Kuopio Trondheim Oslo Oslo Planica Planica 5
– – – 26 – – – – – – – – – – – – 44 45 – – – – 37 – – – – – – – –
2015/16 Klingenthal Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Willingen Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Oslo Trondheim Vikersund Vikersund Lahti Lahti Kuopio Almaty Almaty Wisła Titisee-Neustadt Planica Planica Planica 19
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 33 18 – – – – – – – – – –
2016/17 Kuusamo Kuusamo Klingenthal Lillehammer Lillehammer Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Wisła Wisła Zakopane Willingen Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Sapporo Sapporo Pyeongchang Pyeongchang Oslo Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 424
– – 25 14 31 34 23 39 30 2 20 22 9 q 24 27 14 22 7 10 10 6 29 10 8 7
2017/18 Wisła Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Titisee-Neustadt Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Tauplitz Zakopane Willingen Willingen Lahti Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 840
13 7 26 11 5 9 15 11 17 7 5 4 12 8 4 12 4 3 3 1 4 4
2018/19 Wisła Kuusamo Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Lahti Willingen Willingen Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Vikersund Planica Planica 974
16 8 7 6 9 17 7 7 19 11 9 13 4 2 3 9 17 5 15 3 17 15 1 2 10 6 25 16
2019/20 Wisła Kuusamo Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Zakopane Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Tauplitz Tauplitz Râșnov Râșnov Lahti Lahti Oslo Lillehammer 503
11 DQ 25 9 11 9 8 8 14 17 16 38 26 13 15 15 14 15 25 8 8 – – 12 8 5 13
2020/21 Wisła Ruka Ruka Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Zakopane Lahti Willingen Willingen Klingenthal Klingenthal Zakopane Zakopane Râșnov Planica Planica Planica 884
44 6 6 3 2 44 11 39 18 12 5 6 20 3 1 13 11 8 4 9 3 11 7 5 9
2021/22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Ruka Ruka Wisła Klingenthal Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Bischofshofen Zakopane Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Willingen Willingen Lahti Lahti Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Planica Planica 531
9 11 12 50 10 8 4 13 21 3 13 7 6 34 – – – 15 12 23 31 11 3 8 – – – –

Ski jumping national record
Date Hill Location Nation Metres Feet
18 March 2017   vikersundbakken HS240 vikersund Norway 252 827

Moustache

Johansson competed in Pyeongchang with a manicured handlebar moustache which he began growing two years earlier. The moustache attracted considerable media attention.[3][4]

References
  1. "Robert JOHANSSON". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. Robert Johansson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. Josh Peter (10 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018 breakout star: Ski jumper Robert Johansson's mustache?". USA Today. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Norwegian wins 'Moustache Games' for magnificent facial hair". The Local. Norway. Agence France-Presse. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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