Photo: Jeffrey Beall / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for Nordic combined athletes, and Johnny Spillane embodies why. Mastering both the nerve of ski jumping and the lungs-on-fire grind of cross-country is a rare double, and he did it well enough to become a world champion. But what really gets me is those three Olympic silvers. There is something quietly heroic about a man who kept landing just short of gold yet kept showing up. A kid from Steamboat Springs, raised in the snow, who flew and then ran. He retired cleanly in 2013, and I respect a competitor who knows exactly when to step off the course.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johnny Spillane
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョニー・スピレーン
- Reading
- じょにー・すぴれーん
- Born
- November 24, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- ski jumper / Nordic combined skier / cross-country skier
2. Background
- University
- Colorado Mountain College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Johnny Spillane born?
Born November 24, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Johnny Spillane from?
Johnny Spillane is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States.
What does Johnny Spillane do?
Johnny Spillane works as ski jumper, Nordic combined skier, cross-country skier.
How tall is Johnny Spillane?
Johnny Spillane is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.