Jozef NINIS

Slovakia

Luge

Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1981

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CADCA

Birth Country:

Czechoslovakia

Residence: CADCA

Residence Country:

Slovakia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Men's Singles	21

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Group B Run 1	Finished
After Run 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Group B Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Group B Run 3	Finished
After Run 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Group B Run 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Run 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Training Run 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Run 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Men's Singles Run 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Team Relay Training Men	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Team Relay Competition	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
10	Team Relay	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:50.165
11	Team Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:26.993
20	Singles	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:03:31.131
22	Singles	2006	Torino, ITA	00:03:30.197
24	Singles	2010	Vancouver, CAN	00:03:17.114
25	Men's Singles	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:02:25.942

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Team Relay	2009	Lake Placid, NY, USA	2:43.251
6	Team Relay	2020	Sochi, RUS	2:46.297
7	Team Relay	2007	Innsbruck, AUT	2:11.863
8	Team Relay	2021	Koenigssee, GER	2:46.525
8	Team Relay	2015	Sigulda, LAT	2:16.163
8	Team Relay	2008	Oberhof, GER	2:31.717
9	Team Relay	2013	Whistler, BC, CAN	2:06.829
9	Team Relay	2012	Altenberg, GER	2:24.773
10	Men's Singles Sprint	2020	Sochi, RUS	35.087
12	Men's Singles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	1:38.857
12	Men's Singles	2020	Sochi, RUS	1:43.737
12	Team Relay	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	2:11.473
12	Team Relay	2016	Koenigssee, GER	2:51.020
13	Men's Singles	2019	Winterberg, GER	1:45.040
13	Men's Singles	2008	Oberhof, GER	1:31.636
14	Men's Singles	2015	Sigulda, LAT	1:37.369
14	Men's Singles	2012	Altenberg, GER	1:48.917
15	Men's Singles	2013	Whistler, BC, CAN	1:37.449
17	Men's Singles	2004	Nagano, JPN	1:40.541
19	Men's Singles	2016	Koenigssee, GER	1:41.545
19	Men's Singles	2009	Lake Placid, NY, USA	1:46.276
23	Men's Singles	2007	Innsbruck, AUT	1:39.397
31	Men's Singles	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	50.575
38	Men's Singles	2005	Park City, UT, USA	1:35.065

World Cup Rankings
Season	Men's Singles
2021/22	25
2020/21	18
2019/20	22
2018/19	20
2017/18	14
2016/17	33
2015/16	19
2014/15	21
2013/14	20
2012/13	19
2011/12	22
2010/11	22
2009/10	26
2008/09	23
2007/08	22
2006/07	25
2005/06	31
2004/05	26

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Men's Singles
2018/19	1 x 5th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
19	Men's Singles	2021/22	Yanqing, CHN
21	Men's Singles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
22	Men's Singles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI
23	Men's Singles	2021/22	Oberhof, GER
23	Men's Singles	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
24	Men's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
26	Men's Singles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
27	Men's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
28	Men's Singles	2021/22	Altenberg, GER

Nickname:

Jozka, Dodo.

Hobbies:

Alpine skiing, hiking, ski mountaineering, cycling, cooking, swimming.

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Family:

Wife, Magdalena. Daughter, Magdalenka. Son, Jozek (born 2019) Sister, Alena Ninisova.

Languages spoken:

Slovak, German, Russian, Polish

Club name:

SKP Vysoke Tatry
Sportove Centrum Policie

Coach:

National: Lukas Broz (CZE)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Alena Ninisova (Luge): Competed at three consecutive World Championships (1999-2001), with a top singles finish of 25th.

Brother-in-law Martin Bajcicak (Cross-country skiing): Five-time Slovak Olympian (1998-2014), with the best finish of eighth in the skiathlon and team sprint in 2006. Has one World Cup win and three podium finishes. Dual Winter Universiade gold medallist in the relay (1997, 1999).

Debut:

2002 European Championships in Altenberg (Singles - 21st)
2005 World Cup in Sigulda (Singles - 27th)

Start:

Began competing in luge at age 10. (Info 2018)

Hero:

Luger Armin Zoeggeler (ITA), two-time Olympic gold medallist and six-time world champion. (Info 2018)

Influence:

Luger Jaroslav Slavik (SVK), two-time Olympian and 2004 European Championship bronze medallist. (Info 2018)

Philosophy:

"The only way to make a friend is to be a friend." (Info 2018)

Award:

Secondary School Medal (2018)
Cadca Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009)

General Interest

BEIJING TEST RUN
Took part in the pre-homologation at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in October 2020. "After several days of testing, testing, finding a suitable track, we evaluated that there is no need to rework anything on the track. She is almost flawless and I think the race will be excellent, technical and I like that." (mykysuce.sme.sk, 1 Dec 2020)

Milestones

At the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, he will be the oldest luger to compete for Slovakia at an Olympic Winter Games.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Ninis.Jozef
Athlete Website: https://jozefninis.webnode.sk/uvod/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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