Simon Ammann won four individual Olympic ski-jumping gold medals between 2002 and 2010.
Ammann first won both individual events at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He then repeated the normal-hill victory at Vancouver in 2010 and also won the large-hill event, giving him four individual Olympic titles.
His first two victories were especially notable because he was not widely regarded as the leading favorite before Salt Lake City. His distinctive helmet and powerful jumping style helped make him one of Switzerland’s best-known winter-sports athletes.
Ammann’s four individual Olympic golds came in the normal hill and large hill, not in team competition. The distinction matters because ski jumping medals can be counted by individual and team events separately. He also won world championship and World Cup titles during a long career.