Jonas BAUMANN

Switzerland

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 27 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.76/5'9''

Place of birth: LOHN

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: DAVOS

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km Classic	16
	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	15
	Men's Team Sprint Classic SUI Switzerland	8
	Men's 4 x 10km Relay SUI Switzerland	7

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 4 x 10km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Team Sprint Classic Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	4 × 10 kilometres Relay	2014	Sochi, RUS
10	Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
24	15 kilometres, Classical	2014	Sochi, RUS
28	30 kilometres Skiathlon	2014	Sochi, RUS
37	Men's 30 kilometres Skiathlon	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
5	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2015	Falun, SWE
7	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2017	Lahti, FIN
7	Team Sprint C Ladies	2017	Lahti, FIN
7	Team Sprint F Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
8	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
9	Team Sprint C Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
10	Teamsprint C Final Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
13	Skiathlon 15/15km F/C Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
14	15 km C Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
15	Team Sprint F Men	2015	Falun, SWE
17	15 km C Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
18	50 km C Mst Men	2015	Falun, SWE
20	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
22	50 km C Mst Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
25	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
30	Skiathlon 15/15km F/C Men	2015	Falun, SWE
36	15 km F Men	2015	Falun, SWE

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Distance
2021/2022	31	26
2020/2021	64	50
2019/2020	39	29
2018/2019	95	62
2017/2018	47	32

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F	10km F	15km C	15/15km C/F	15km F	15km P
2021/22				1 x 40th		1 x 17th	1 x 34th
2020/21	1 x 34th	1 x 39th	1 x 31st	1 x 14th	1 x 27th	1 x 36th	1 x 33rd
2019/20	1 x 47th	1 x 58th	1 x 20th	1 x 21st	1 x 13rd	1 x 20th	1 x 22nd
2018/19	1 x 65th	1 x 90th		1 x 27th		1 x 46th	1 x 8th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km

Season	30km P	>30km F	50km C	50km P
2021/22
2020/21				1 x 44th
2019/20	1 x 13rd	1 x 53rd	1 x 25th
2018/19			1 x 30th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events

Season	4x7.5km M
2021/22	1 x 8th
2020/21	1 x 5th
2019/20
2018/19

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
8	Rel 4x7.5 km M Men	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
17	15 km F Men	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
18	FIS Tour de Ski Men	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
33	15 km F Men	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
34	15 km F Pursuit Men	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
40	15 km C Men	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN

Nickname:

Buma (baumann-jonas.ch, 13 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Spending time with his family. (baumann-jonas.ch, 13 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sports Academy Davos (SUI), Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Sports Management (Graubunden, SUI) (baumann-jonas.ch, 13 Jul 2021)

Family:

Spouse, Jessica (married 2019). Daughter, Jael (born Nov 2019). Four sisters.

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

Skiclub SC Tambo Splugen

Coach:

National: Kein Einaste (EST)

Other sports:

Trail running and cycling. (Instagram, 29 Mar 2020; issuu.com, Feb 2020)

Debut:

2009 World Cup in Davos (15km - 73rd)

Injuries:

Spring 2017: Suffered from exhaustion and depression leading to burnout in spring 2017. Received professional assistance and underwent psychotherapy which took half a year. (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 27 Dec 2019)

September 2016: Ligament injury in his foot. (Info 2018)

National team:

2009

Start:

1997. (Info 2018)

Reason:

The natural enjoyment of cross-country skiing brought him to this sport. (schweizer-illustrierte, 17 Dec 2019)

Hero:

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), two-time Olympic medallist (2008 doubles gold), 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

General Interest

BURNOUT
Suffered from burnout with its peak in spring 2017 and even though he finished the previous season with the best skiathlon result of his career, he was not able to feel any satisfaction or joy. He asked for professional assistance and underwent psychotherapy which took half a year. He is talking openly about his burnout and wants to help other athletes who suffer from depression. (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 27 Dec 2019)

TEAM SUISSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Supported by the foundation "Schweizer Sporthilfe", a national sports development program in Switzerland, which has existed for over 50 years with the aim to support talented athletes on their way to the world elite level. (sporthilfe.ch, 13 Jul 2021)

MOVEMBER
In 2020, he took part in the "Movember" movement and grew a moustache to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. (Instagram, 21 Nov 2020).

Milestones

In two Olympic Winter Games appearances, his top results are in the relays (seventh in 2014, 10th in 2018).

In four World Championships since his debut in 2015, he has three top-10 finishes, all in the 4x10km relay (2015, 2017, 2019). Has four top-20 finishes individually, with a best of 14th in the 15km in 2019.

Competed at three U23 World Championships (2011-13) and three Junior World Championships (2008-10), where he has four top-10 results (20km mass pursuit, and three in the 4x5km relay).

In 2021 he competed at his ninth Tour de Ski.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/nordicbaumann
https://www.instagram.com/buma_1990/
Athlete Website: https://fanclub-jonas-baumann.ch/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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