In junior age Janne won gold at the Junior Worldchampionship in the year 1993. In the same year Janne, he was 15 years old, was allowed to join a match of the worldcup on a big ski-jump in Falun. At the following year Janne won the junior worldchampionship and reached his first victory in Engelberg.
In the season 1994 – 95 Janne Ahonen won the highly prize New Year’s Eve match in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Worldchampion ship in Thunder Bay carried Janne once team worldchampion and twice 9th placemen. With the points of the worldcup he finally occupied the 3rd place, and in the next season, too. 1995 – 96 he got the silver medal in ski-flying Worldchampionship.
At the worldchampionship 1997 in Trondheim Janne won gold and silver medal on the general ski-jump. The same medal he reached with the team. At the Olympic Games in Nagano Janne got the 4th place on the general ski-jump. In the season 1998 – 99 Janne won the Four Hills Touranment for the first time. In the year 1999 at the worldchampion- ship in Ramsau he reached on the big an general ski- jump the 4th place. Janne was a long time leader of the worldcup, in the end of the season he must surrender and occupied the 2nd place.
In the year 2000 Janne won bronze medal at ski- flying Worldchampionship and got the 3rd place in the worldcup. At the home game Worldchampionships in Lahti 2001, Janne reached bronze on the big ski-jump and twice silver with the team. At the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in the year 2002 Janne won the 4th place on general ski-jump and won silver in team-match.
The last Team-Worldchampionship in Val di Fiemme 2003 he got the golden medal. In this season Janne won the second time Four Hills Touranment. The Day victory saved he in Innsbruck. The following year Janne won for the first time the worldcup and reached silver at Skiflying-Worldchampionship in single and team competition. The fight between Janne Ahonen and Roar Ljøkelsøy was strange, but Janne could won with 10 meters edge.
The season 2004-05 was his season. He has won the world cup again, all together with 12 partial competitions he had gold what is a record during a season till this day. Also his six victories without break are a record, the other Finn, Matti Hautamäki could achieve this record, nevertheless, also by the end of the season. Janne Ahonen has won the third spot the 4 Four Hills Tournament. With the world championships in Oberstdorf he has won on the great ski jump gold and on the normal ski jump bronze. The Finnish team has won as a team in Oberstdorf silver.
The world cup in 2005-2006 started with Janne Ahonen well. Before the Olympic games in Turin 14 partial competitions were carried out and Janne Ahonen was always among six best. He has two spots the first and stood on the little stairs nine spots. With the 4 ski jumps tour has he has fought with Jakub Janda for the victory. In the end these two jumpers had level and both were winners. Also with the world cup Jakub Janda was his hardest competitor. The Olympic games in Turin were a big disappointment for Janne Ahonen because he could achieve no personal medallions. On the normal ski jump it was sixth and on the great ski jump ninth ones. At last in the world cup Jakub Janda had a projection of 127 points and Janne Ahonen became second.
For the season 2006-2007 the purpose has to win world cup and to achieve good results with the 4 ski jumps tour. Of course his purpose is also to be defended with the world championships in Sapporo his first and third place.
