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Height
173 cm (5' 8")
Weight
58 kg (128 lbs)
Date of Birth
June 25, 1981
Age
28
Nationality
Switzerland
Birthplace
Switzerland
Nickname
Simi. (NOC, 21 Jan 2002)
Club
RG Churfirsten: Switzerland
Coach
Martin Kuenzle [head coach], Gerhard Hofer [assistant coach] (fischer-ski.com, 19 Jan 2009)
Hobbies
Snowboarding, skiing, playing golf and computers. (simonammann.ch, 19 Jan 2009, fischer-ski.com, 19 Jan 2009)
Occupation
Athlete
Event Participation
Visit the Olympic Committee of SwitzerlandAdditional Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took the sport up when he was eleven on a 30 metre hill in Wildhaus, near his hometown of Unterwasser. (NBC Olympics, 30 Dec 2009)
Why this sport?
He lived in small village with little else to do, so he started ski jumping. He said that he didn't enough leg drive to be a good jumper when he first began jumping but he was technically sound. (NBC Olympics, 30 Dec 2009)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming a double Olympic champion in Salt Lake City in 2002. (swatch.com, 16 Jun 2003)
Awards and honours
In July 2004 he was awarded a trophy as the Swiss Athlete of the Century in the category of ski jumping from the Swiss Skiing Federation. (skispringen.com.rtl.de, 29 Nov 2004)
General
HARRY POTTER
He was dubbed 'Harry Potter' at the 2002 Winter Games due to his likeness to the fictitious boy wizard, as well as for his magical performances. But he has said he wants to be remembered for other reasons. "I tried hard to ensure that I will not be reduced to the super-trendy image of Salt Lake City. Or Harry Potter." (IOC, BBC Sport, 15 Feb 2002; AP, 30 Jan 2009)
SOCIAL NETWORKER
He launched his Facebook page in November 2009 and had more than 2,000 fans within two months. In 2008/09 he did not win any events after the New Year, so when he won in Sapporo in January 2010, he expressed his relief on the social networking site. "This is a good sign for me, thinking backwards to last season as I couldn't win again in the New Year." (NBC Olympics, 07 Feb 2010)
Results / Career Highlights
Rank
Event
Year
Location
Result
Olympic Winter Games
1
NH Individual
2002
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
269.0
1
LH Individual
2002
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
281.4
7
LH Team
2006
Turin, ITA
886.9
15
LH Individual
2006
Turin, ITA
218.0
38
NH Individual
2006
Turin, ITA
107.0
World Championships
1
LH Individual
2007
Sapporo, JPN
266.1
2
NH Individual
2007
Sapporo, JPN
255.5
3
NH Individual
2009
Liberec, CZE
274.5
7
LH Team
2007
Sapporo, JPN
839.1
8
LH Individual
2009
Liberec, CZE
131.7
World Cup (ranking)
1
Individual Overall
2009/2010
1249 (In Progress)
2
Individual Overall
2008/2009
1776
3
Individual Overall
2006/2007
1167
9
Individual Overall
2007/2008
728
Four Hills Tournament (ranking)
2
LH Individual
2008/2009
1091.1
3
LH Individual
2006/2007
931.9
5
LH Individual
2009/2010
1008.3
15
LH Individual
2007/2008
871.5
World Cup
1
LH Individual
2009/2010
Klingenthal, GER
263.9
1
LH Individual
2009/2010
Sapporo, JPN
293.1
1
LH Individual
2009/2010
Engelberg, SUI
144.8
1
LH Individual
2009/2010
Engelberg, SUI
270.4
1
LH Individual
2009/2010
Lillehammer, NOR
277.1
1
LH Individual
2008/2009
Engelberg, SUI
275.4
1
LH Individual
2008/2009
Pragelato, ITA
284.3
1
LH Individual
2008/2009
Trondheim, NOR
280.2
1
LH Individual
2008/2009
Kuusamo, FIN
260.5
1
LH Individual
2006/2007
Oslo, NOR
121.8
1
LH Individual
2006/2007
Lillehammer, NOR
265.9
2
LH Individual
2009/2010
Zakopane, POL
288.1
2
LH Individual
2009/2010
Zakopane, POL
278.1
2
LH Individual
2009/2010
Engelberg, SUI
264.6
2
SF Individual
2009/2010
Tauplitz, AUT
382.0
2
NH Individual
2008/2009
Lahti, FIN
236.0
Due to the especially long list of major performances for this athlete, some of the results are not displayed.
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