Henning Stensrud
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Henning Stensrud | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Henning Stensrud | |
Date of birth | August 20, 1977 | |
Place of birth | Lørenskog, Norway | |
Professional information | ||
Club | Hurdal IL / Trønderhopp | |
Skis | Atomic | |
Personal best | 226.5 (Planica 2005) | |
World Cup | ||
Seasons | 1996- | |
Wins | 0 | |
Podiums | 0 | |
Total podiums | 0 | |
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Henning Stensrud (born August 20, 1977 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian ski jumper, currently residing in Trondheim, Norway. He debuted on the Norwegian World Cup team in 1996, and his 4th place in Engelberg 1997 and Oberstdorf 1998 is his best result to this date.
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Stensrud finished in the team large hill event, 23rd in the indiviaul normal hill, and 38th in the individual large hill events. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was eighth in the individual large hill event at Lahti in 2001. His lone World Cup victory was in a team large hill event in Lahti in 2005.
Stensrud retired after the 2007-08 season.
[edit] References
- FIS Newsflash 177 on Stensrud's retirment. April 30, 2008.
- FIS-Ski profile
- Official website (English), (German), & (Norwegian)
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