Tonny Fisker
Tonny John Fisker (born 1977) is a Greenlandic pilot, sportsman and former badminton player from Ilulissat and Nuuk. Fisker has appeared in eight editions of the Arctic Winter Games and won several medals for Greenland throughout his sports career. Fisker is an active spokesperson for Arctic sports and their continued inclusion in the Arctic Winter Games. Fisker was an ambassador for the games when they were hosted by Greenland in 2006.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Fisker first appeared in the Arctic Winter Games at the 2002 Arctic Winter Games where he competed in the badminton competitions. He won a gold medal and a bronze medal. He returned to the game to compete in the Arctic sports events at the 2004 Arctic Winter Games, winning a single bronze medal. He returned as a badminton player in the 2006 Arctic Winter Games and won another four medals.[3][4][2]
Fisker returned to Arctic sports in the 2008 games, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal. He did not compete in the 2010 games, but appeared in all editions from 2012 to 2018. He had intended for the 2020 edition to be his last appearance in the games, but the games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced that while he would not appear in the Arctic Winter Games again, he may continue to compete in the Greenlandic championships in Arctic sports.[5]
The 2016 Arctic Winter Games were held in Fisker's hometown of Nuuk. Before the games, Fisker had been appointed as an ambassador of the 2016 games. Ambassadors were chosen due to their accomplishments in sports, culture or volunteerism. Fisker competed in 10 Arctic sports disciplines in 2016, and won medals in six of them.[6][7][8]
In 2019 Fisker was invited by the Danish royal family to a concert at Fredensborg Palace. The concert was an event for representatives of the Danish Realm and was held on 29 October 2019. Fisker was invited as a pilot and Arctic Winter Games medalist.[9]
Arctic sports results[edit]
Arctic Winter Games[edit]
20 medals (7 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze)
| Event | Head pull | Kneel jump | Sledge jump | Triple jump | One foot high kick | Two foot high kick | Alaskan high kick | All around |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2004 Wood Buffalo
|
N/A | N/A | Bronze | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 Yellowknife
|
N/A | 6th | 5th | N/A | 6th | 9th | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 Whitehorse
|
Gold | Gold | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 7th | Bronze |
 2014 Fairbanks
|
Gold | Silver | 4th | Bronze | Silver | 4th | 4th | Silver |
 2016 Nuuk
|
Gold | Gold | N/A | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | 7th | Silver |
| 2018 South Slave
|
Gold | 4th | 7th | Bronze | Bronze | 6th | Gold | Bronze |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Survival Sports: The Arctic Winter Games Come To Nuuk". Grapevine.is. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ambassadører". Awg.2016.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Resultater Arctic Winter Games". Badmintonpeople.gl. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "ULU News, March 5 2004" (PDF). Arcticwintergames.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Tonny Fisker: Det skulle være min sidste AWG-deltagelse". Sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Alle AWG2016 ambassadører er nu udpeget". Sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Fisker nyder AWG-sejr i yndlingsdisciplin". Knr.gl. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "UD & SE - Passagermagasin - Maj 2016 - DSB". Issuu.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Gæsteliste ved Fredensborgkoncert". Kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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