Roar Ljøkelsøy

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Personal information
Roar Ljøkelsøy

Full name	Roar Ljøkelsøy
Nickname	Ljøken
Date of birth	May 31, 1976 (1976-05-31) (age 32)
Place of birth	Orkdal, Norway
Professional information
Club	Orkdal IL / Trønderhopp
Skis	Fischer
Personal best	230.5 m (Planica)
World Cup
Seasons	1993-
Wins	11
Podiums	21
Total podiums	32
Infobox last updated on:
August 2007

Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Bronze	2006 Turin	Individual normal hill
Bronze	2006 Turin	Team large hill
World Championships
Silver	2005 Oberstdorf	Individual large hill
Silver	2007 Sapporo	Team large hill
Bronze	2005 Oberstdorf	Team large hill
Bronze	2007 Sapporo	Individual large hill
Ski flying World Championships
Gold	2004 Planica	Individual
Gold	2004 Planica	Team
Gold	2006 Kulm	Individual
Gold	2006 Kulm	Team

Roar Ljøkelsøy (born May 31, 1976 in Orkdal) is a world-class Norwegian ski jumper. Ljøkelsøy's early career was not particularly brilliant. While considered almost flawless technically, he did not win an individual World Cup event until January 25, 2003, at age 26. However, he was very consistent at a high level in both 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons, always finishing second in the World Cup table behind Finland's Janne Ahonen. In 2003/2004, he won 7 out of the last 11 World Cup competitions, finishing 10 points short of Ahonen. In addition to winning 10 individual and 3 team World Cup competitions, he became the individual ski-flying world champion in Planica in 2004. In the same event, Ljøkelsøy also won the team event with fellow teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Sigurd Pettersen. At the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won a silver medal in the individual large hill and a bronze medal in the team large hill. In 2006, Ljøkelsøy retained his ski-flying world championship in Kulm, Bad Mitterndorf, winning with over 20 points to the next competitor, despite being sick. The next day, he led the Norwegian team to another Ski-flying World Championship in the Team event, together with his teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Lars Bystøl. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, Ljøkelsøy won a silver in the team large hill and a bronze in the individual large hill.