- Speaks German, French and English.
- Parents are Margit and Heinrich Ammann.
- His club is SSC Toggenburg.
- Was raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland.
- Has a son, Théodore with his wife.
- Has two brothers and three sisters.
- His equipment consists of Fischer skis, Bison bindings, Rass boots and an Odlo suit.
- Lives in Schindellegi, Switzerland.
- Is a Swiss ski jumper.
- Is a student of information technology and electrical engineering at ETH Zurich since 2006.
- Coach is Pipo Schoedler.
- Made his debut at the age of 16 during the 1997-1998 Ski jumping World Cup season.
- Qualified for the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, where he finished 35th.
- Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, he crashed and suffered injuries.
- Won 2 gold Olympic medals in both the Individual Normal Hill and Individual Long Hill events in 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- Due to 2002 Olympic success became a star in Switzerland and made appearances on American talk shows (Late Show with David Letterman (1993) (on 20 February 2002).
- Won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 2002 and 2007.
- Made his third Olympic appearance in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
- On 24 February 2007, won a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a victory in the Individual Large Hill in Sapporo, Japan.
- Won a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill in Sapporo, Japan in 2007.
- Won a bronze medal in the Individual Normal Hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic.
- Won the Olympic gold medal in the Individual Normal Hill event in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
- Became the first man in Olympic history to win gold medals in the Individual Normal Hill event in two Olympics.
- On 20 February 2010, won a gold Olympic medal in the Individual Large Hill event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
- Became the first man to win gold medals in both individual ski jumping events in two Olympic games, as well as the most decorated Swiss Olympic athlete of all time.
- In March 2010 became the overall winner of 2009-2010 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, winning all 4 events at the Nordic Tournament and 9 World Cup events in one season overall.
- Finished the 2009-2010 season by becoming the ski flying World Champion in Planica on the largest hill in the world.
- Won a gold medal in FIS Ski Flying World Championship in Planica with his 236.5 m fourth round jump. That was the longest jump of the event and then the second longest jump in history.
- Won a gold medal on the FIS World Cup circuit in December 2013.
- Was selected flag-bearer of the Swiss Winter Olympics team at Sochi, Russia, in February 2014.
- On 6 January 2015 was injured on his second-round jump in Bischofshofen during the final stage of the 2014-2015 Four Hills Tournament.
- Has 23 individual wins.
- Has 79 individual podiums.
- Made his personal best ski jump 238.5 m (782 ft) in Vikersund, Norway on 13 February 2011.
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