Robert Johansson

Robert 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 moustache.

For the Swedish politician who was born as Robert Johansson, see Robert Dockered.

Robert Johansson
Johansson in 2019
Country	Norway
Born	(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 Lillehammer, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Ski club	Søre Ål IL
Personal best	252 m (827 ft) Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons	2014–present
Individual wins	2
Team wins	9
Indiv. podiums	9
Team podiums	12
Indiv. starts	118
Team starts	24
Medal record Men's ski jumping Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH 2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH World Championships 2019 Seefeld Mixed NH Men's ski flying Ski Flying World Championships 2018 Oberstdorf Team
Updated on 12 March 2020.

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]

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	W5	T5	P7	NT
2008/09	—	—	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	—
2013/14	61	—	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014/15	75	—	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015/16	58	—	31	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016/17	16	26	15	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2017/18	5	5			4	N/A		N/A
2018/19	6	8	12		13	N/A	19	N/A
2019/20	17	12	7	6	21	11	NA	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2017/18	18 March 2018	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken HS240	FH
2	2018/19	10 March 2019	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS134	LH

Individual starts (118)

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																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–
2013/14																																43
	–	13	42	50	q	q	41	46	–	–	–	–	34	39	41	35	20	19	46	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014/15																																5
	–	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44	45	–	–	–	–	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015/16																																19
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	33	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016/17																																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																																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																																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																																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

Ski jumping world record

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
18 March 2017	Vikersundbakken HS225	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. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. Robert Johansson at the International Ski Federation
3. Josh Peter (10 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018 breakout star: Ski jumper Robert Johansson's mustache?". USA Today.
4. "Norwegian wins 'Moustache Games' for magnificent facial hair". The Local. Norway. AFP. 11 February 2018.

External links

• Robert Johansson at the International Ski Federation