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List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping

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The flag of the Russian Olympic Committee, used during the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games are a special event where athletes from around the world compete in many sports. Ski jumping is one of these sports. In ski jumping, athletes jump from high platforms and try to land as far as possible on a snowy hill. People have been competing in ski jumping at the Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games.

This list shows all the athletes who have won medals—gold, silver, or bronze—in ski jumping at the Olympics. Winning a medal means they were the best in their event that year.

It can be confusing to know what kind of hill was used in the early Olympics, from /wiki/1924_Winter_Olympics to /wiki/1960_Winter_Olympics. Even groups like the International Olympic Committee are not sure whether they used normal hills or larger ones. These events were important and helped shape the sport.

You can learn more about ski jumping at the Winter Olympics by visiting the pages for ski jumping at the Winter Olympics and lists of Olympic medalists. These pages have more details about the history and excitement of Olympic sports.

Men

The large hill event has been in every Winter Olympic Games.

Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Finland3227
2 Austria2349
3 Norway2349
4 Japan2327
5 East Germany2204
6 Germany2114
7 Switzerland2013
8 Poland1225
9 Czechoslovakia1113
10 Slovenia0101
Total10 nations17181752
Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway87722
2 Finland54211
3 Poland3216
4 Austria24410
5 Switzerland2103
6 Japan1315
7 Germany1113
8 Slovenia1012
 United Team of Germany1012
10 Soviet Union1001
11 Czechoslovakia0123
 East Germany0123
13 Sweden0112
14 United States0011
 Yugoslavia0011
Total15 nations24242472
Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany3317
2 Austria4228
3 Finland2204
4 Japan1113
5 Norway1045
6 Slovenia0112
6 Poland0112
8 Yugoslavia0101
9 Czechoslovakia0011
Total9 nations11111133

Women

Normal hill individual

Large hill individual

Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway2002
2 Germany1203
3 Slovenia1113
4 Austria0101
5 Japan0022
6 France0011
Total6 nations44412
Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway1113
Total1 nation1113

Mixed

Normal hill team

Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Slovenia2002
2 Norway0101
 ROC (ROC)0101
4 Canada0011
 Japan0011
Total5 nations2226

Statistics

There are lists of athletes who have won many medals in ski jumping at the Olympics. These lists show the top performers, both men and women, and how many medals each country has won each year. There are also tables showing events where one country won all three medals.

AthleteNationMedal Winning SpanGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Matti Nykänen Finland1984–19884105
Simon Ammann Switzerland2002–20104004
Jens Weißflog East Germany
 Germany
1984–19943104
Thomas Morgenstern Austria2006–20143104
Kamil Stoch Poland2014–20183014
Andreas Wellinger Germany2014–20182204
Peter Prevc Slovenia2014–20221214
Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria2010–20141124
Martin Höllwarth Austria1992–19980314
Adam Małysz Poland2002–20100314
Matti Hautamäki Finland2002–20060314
Kazuyoshi Funaki Japan19982103
Birger Ruud Norway1932–19482103
Andreas Kofler Austria2006–20102103
Toni Nieminen Finland19922013
Sven Hannawald Germany1998–20021203
Martin Schmitt Germany1998–20101203
Dieter Thoma Germany1994–19981113
Masahiko Harada Japan1994–19981113
Ryoyu Kobayashi Japan2022-–20261113
Lars Bystøl Norway20061023
Robert Johansson Norway20181023
Jari Puikkonen Finland1980–19881023
Andreas Widhölzl Austria1998–20061023
Noriaki Kasai Japan1994–20140213
Heinz Kuttin Austria1992–19940123
Karl Geiger Germany2018–20220123
Ren Nikaido Japan20260123
AthleteNationMedal Winning SpanGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anna Odine Strøm Norway20262103
Nika Vodan Slovenia2022–20262013
Urša Bogataj Slovenia20222002
Nika Prevc Slovenia20261113
Eirin Maria Kvandal Norway20260202
Katharina Althaus Germany2018–20220202
Sara Takanashi Japan2018–20260022
Nozomi Maruyama Japan20260022
AthleteNationMedal Winning SpanGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anna Odine Strøm Norway20262002
Carina Vogt Germany20141001
Maren Lundby Norway20181001
Ursa Bogataj Slovenia20221001
Katharina Althaus Germany2018–20220202
Nika Prevc Slovenia20260112
×NOC did not exist or did not participate#Number of medals won by the NOCNOC did not win any medals
Nation242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822Total
 Austria1232522332227
 Canada11
 Czechoslovakia12121××××××××7
 Finland212233322222
 France11
 Germany×××××××××××312124316
 United Team of Germany××××××11×××××××××××××××2
 East Germany××××××××××1312×××××××××7
 Japan××311421214
 Norway22323241234115136
 Poland12222110
 ROC (ROC)×××××××××××××××××××××××11
 Slovenia×××××××××××××××1247
 Soviet Union××××××1×××××××××1
 Sweden112
 Switzerland1225
 United States11
 Yugoslavia××2××××××××2
Total333333336666669999999121215162

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