Robert Johansson

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)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2014–2025
Indiv. starts201
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins3
Team starts33
Team podiums17
Team wins11
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Team LH
2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH
2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH
World Championships
2021 Oberstdorf Individual LH
2021 Oberstdorf Mixed team NH
2019 Seefeld Mixed team NH
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Mixed team NH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
2018 Oberstdorf Team
2020 Planica Team
2022 Vikersund Team
Updated on 24 March 2024.

Robert Høneren Johansson (born 23 March 1990) is a former[2] 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. He announced his retirement on May 20, 2025.

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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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/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 N/A N/A
2020/21 5 17 7 N/A 10 N/A 8 N/A
2021/22 12 6 — 7 N/A N/A — N/A
2022/23 21 16 17 20 N/A N/A 12 N/A
2023/24 29 — 13 25 N/A N/A 14 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
3 2020/21 24 January 2021   Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 (night) LH

Individual starts (201)

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 32 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
2020/21 884
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
2021/22 531
9 11 12 50 10 8 4 13 21 3 13 7 6 34 – – – 15 12 23 31 11 3 8 – – – –
2022/23 387
11 13 20 16 13 7 13 9 25 16 17 21 – 12 26 37 37 23 – – – – – q 23 17 33 9 6 21 15 16
2023/24 195
– – – q – – – – – – – – – – q 17 – – – – – – 20 15 44 5 39 38 5 15 19 7

Ski jumping national record

Date Hill Location Nation Metres Feet
18 March 2017   Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund Norway 252 827

Moustache

Johansson competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics with a manicured handlebar moustache which he began growing two years earlier. The moustache attracted considerable media attention.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Robert JOHANSSON". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ https://web.de/magazine/sport/wintersport/skispringen/norwegischer-skispringer-tritt-wm-skandal-zurueck-40996446
  3. ^ a b "Robert JOHANSSON". FIS-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "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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