Toni Markus Nieminen was born on 31 May 1975 and is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1991 to 2004, with a brief comeback in 2016.
12 Facts About Toni Nieminen
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Toni Nieminen is one of the most successful ski jumpers from Finland, having won both the World Cup overall title and the Four Hills Tournament in 1992, and three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Toni Nieminen remains the youngest ever Winter Olympic gold medalist, at 16 years and 261 days.
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At the time, the transition from the parallel style to the V-style was taking place and Toni Nieminen was one of the first to master the new technique.
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Toni Nieminen took his first World Cup victory in Thunder Bay, in December 1991.
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At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Toni Nieminen won the large hill and the Team large hill, placing third in the normal hill.
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Additionally, Toni Nieminen won the World Junior Championship in both the Individual and the Team competitions.
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Toni Nieminen was chosen as the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year 1992.
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In World Cup team competitions, Toni Nieminen scored one victory, in Villach 2001.
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Toni Nieminen has competed as a driver in harness racing.
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Toni Nieminen made a comeback on 30 January 2016 finishing 17th in normal hill Finnish championship.
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Toni Nieminen said that his target is to make a comeback to the World Cup.