Ronny Ackermann (; born 16 May 1977 in Bad Salzungen, Bezirk Suhl) is a German former Nordic combined skier.

Ackermann started to learn to ski when he was five years old and took up ski-jumping two years later. As of 2004, he belongs to the team of Rhöner WSV Dermbach. His many successes include winning the Nordic combined World Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2008.

Ronny Ackermann

Ackermann found success in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning ten medals, including four golds (15 km individual: 2003, 2005, 2007; 7.5 km sprint: 2005), five silvers (7.5 km sprint: 2003, 4 x 5 km team: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009), and a bronze (7.5 km sprint: 2001.) He also has won three silvers at the Winter Olympics in the sprint (2002) and team (2002, 2006) events. Ackermann is the first person to win the 15 km individual World Championships three straight times and the first to do it at the World Championships or Winter Olympic level since fellow German Ulrich Wehling did it during the Winter Olympics of 1972, 1976, 1980.

Ronny Ackermann

Ackermann has also won the Nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times, with 2 wins in the individual competition (2002, 2004) and a win in the sprint competition (2003). In 2003, Ackermann received the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Felix Gottwald).

Ronny Ackermann

He was elected Sportler des Jahres (Sportsman of the Year) in 2005.

References

Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file

Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

1977 births

Living people

People from Bad Salzungen

People from Bezirk Suhl

German male Nordic combined skiers

Skiers from Thuringia

Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Germany

Nordic combined skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Nordic combined skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Holmenkollen medalists

Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners

Olympic silver medalists for Germany

Nordic combined Grand Prix winners

Olympic medalists in Nordic combined

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined

Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics