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Roger Ruud

Roger Ruud
Country Norway
Born (1958-10-01) 1 October 1958 (age 66)
Hurdal, Norway
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup career
Seasons19801986
Indiv. starts61
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins9
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Roger Ruud (born 1 October 1958) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career

He won the 1982 New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished second overall in the Four Hills Tournament that same year. He won the Holmenkollen ski jump competition in 1981.

Ruud was Norwegian champion in the large hill (1981) and twice in the normal hill (1982 and 1986). He was also Norwegian junior champion from 1975 to 1978. He also won three Norwegian Championships in Road racing.

Ruud finished 6th in the large hill and 13th in the normal hill at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[1] He had nine additional World Cup career victories from 1980 to 1985.

In 2009, he has spent 30 days in prison for speeding.[2]

World Cup

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H
1979/80 26 21
1980/81 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
1981/82 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1982/83 20 22
1983/84 45 18
1984/85 23 32
1985/86 68

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1979/80 27 February 1980   Switzerland St. Moritz Olympiaschanze K94 NH
2 1980/81 10 January 1981   Czechoslovakia Harrachov Čerťák K120 LH
3 11 January 1981   Czechoslovakia Liberec Ještěd B K88 NH
4 26 February 1981   France Chamonix Le Mont K95 NH
5 28 February 1981   France St. Nizier Dauphine K112 LH
6 15 March 1981   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken K105 LH
7 1981/82 20 December 1981   Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo Trampolino Italia K92 NH
8 1 January 1982   West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze K107 LH
9 1984/85 8 January 1985   Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo Trampolino Italia K92 NH

References

  1. ^ Roger Ruud. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Enger, Thomas. "Stjernene det lukter svidd av". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2009.