Matti Antero Hautamäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑtːi ˈɑntero ˈhɑu̯tɑmæki]; born 14 July 1981) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2012. He is one of Finland's most successful ski jumpers, having won sixteen individual World Cup competitions; multiple medals at the Winter Olympics, Ski Jumping World Championships and Ski Flying World Championships; the Nordic Tournament twice; and four ski flying world records.

Matti Hautamäki
Hautamäki in 2011
Country Finland
Full nameMatti Antero Hautamäki
Born (1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 43)
Oulu, Finland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Personal best235.5 m (773 ft)
Planica, 20 March 2005
World Cup career
Seasons19982012
Starts289
Podiums38
Wins16
Nordic titles2 (2002, 2005)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Individual LH
Ski Jumping World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team LH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Planica Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Tauplitz Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Oberstdorf Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Harrachov Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Planica Team
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

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Ski jumping

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Hautamäki started ski jumping at the age of seven near his hometown of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti joined them. At first he found it difficult to be independent at the age of sixteen, but he received much help and support from his brother, with whom he was living at the time. The help of his new coach Pekka Niemelä, whom he met at the sports school in Kuopio, also helped him advance quickly. In the same year Matti had his first real successes and won medals at the 1997 and 1999 FIS Junior World Ski Jumping Championships.

At the Four Hills Tournament in 2001/02, Hautamäki finished second, his highest ever place in that tournament. In 2002 and 2005 he won the Nordic Tournament, with a clean sweep of all four events in the latter. It was during the 2004–05 season that he won six individual events in a row, including the pre-Winter Olympics rehearsal in Pragelato, and the first ski flying event in Planica; this matched the record for the most consecutive victories set by countryman Janne Ahonen in the same season. Hautamäki also won the ski jumping event at the 2005 Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Oslo.

Ski flying

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Hautamäki was regarded as a specialist at ski flying, with the majority of his personal best distances being achieved in Planica. An early sign of things to come was showcased on 23 March 2002 when he jumped 224.5 metres, nearly equalling the then-world record of 225 m set two years prior by Andreas Goldberger. At the 20–23 March 2003 event, Hautamäki set three consecutive world records of 227.5 m (746 ft), 228.5 m (750 ft), and 231 m (758 ft); the latter making him the first to ever officially land a jump over 230 m.[1] His record stood until 20 March 2005, a day on which it was equalled once by Tommy Ingebrigtsen and later broken a further three times in spectacular fashion: Bjørn Einar Romøren first jumped 234.5 m (769 ft) during the morning training round, followed by Hautamäki momentarily reclaiming the record with 235.5 m (773 ft) in the afternoon event. This was then shattered again by Romøren only minutes later, who jumped 239 m (784 ft). Some minutes after that, Janne Ahonen jumped 240 m (790 ft), but this was rendered invalid due to him falling hard upon landing.

World Cup

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Standings

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 Season  Overall 4H SF NT JP
1997/98 39 44 33 37
1998/99 101 99
1999/00 17 15 27 16 16
2000/01 6 6 4 11 N/A
2001/02     N/A   N/A
2002/03 8 17 N/A   N/A
2003/04 7 23 N/A 11 N/A
2004/05   10 N/A   N/A
2005/06 11 5 N/A 11 N/A
2006/07 9 20 N/A 7 N/A
2007/08 19 13 N/A 14 N/A
2008/09 12 9 9 10 N/A
2009/10 27 37 15 22 N/A
2010/11 8 7 10 N/A N/A
2011/12 49 35 N/A N/A

Wins

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No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2000/01 2 December 2000     Kuopio Puijo K120 (night) LH
2 2001/02 19 January 2002     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew K116 LH
3 13 March 2002     Falun Lugnet K115 (night) LH
4 15 March 2002     Trondheim Granåsen K120 (night) LH
5 2002/03 22 March 2003     Planica Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 FH
6 23 March 2003     Planica Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 FH
7 2003/04 28 November 2003     Kuusamo Rukatunturi K120 (night) LH
8 23 January 2004     Hakuba Hakuba K120 (night) LH
9 2004/05 11 February 2005     Pragelato Stadio del Trampolino HS140 LH
10 6 March 2005     Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH
11 9 March 2005     Kuopio Puijo HS127 (night) LH
12 11 March 2005     Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS138 (night) LH
13 13 March 2005     Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS128 LH
14 19 March 2005     Planica Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 FH
15 2005/06 28 January 2006     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS134 (night) LH
16 29 January 2006     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS134 LH

Ski jumping world records

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Date Hill Location Metres Feet
20 March 2003   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 227.5 746
22 March 2003   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 228.5 750
23 March 2003   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 231 758
20 March 2005   Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 Planica, Slovenia 235.5 773

References

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  1. ^ "Finn breaks ski jump record". BBC Sport. BBC. 2003-03-23. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
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Records
Preceded by World's longest ski jump
231 m (758 ft)

20 March 200320 March 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by World's longest ski jump
235.5 m (773 ft)

20 March 2005
Succeeded by
Bjørn Einar Romøren