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 distinctive 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
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Ski clubSøre Ål IL
Personal best252 m (827 ft)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2014–present
Individual wins3
Team wins10
Indiv. podiums13
Team podiums14
Indiv. starts135
Team starts27
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
2018 PyeongchangIndividual NH
2018 PyeongchangIndividual LH
World Championships
2019 SeefeldMixed NH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
2018 OberstdorfTeam
2020 PlanicaTeam
Updated on 31 January 2021.

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
2018 Oberstdorf 9
2020 Planica 5

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 554N/AN/A
2018/19 681213N/A19N/A
2019/20 1712762111NAN/A
2020/21 51710N/AN/A

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

Individual starts (135)
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
2020/21 579
44 6 6 3 2 44 11 39 18 12 5 6 20 3 1 13 11

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. 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. Agence France-Presse. 11 February 2018.
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