Sigurd Pettersen

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Sigurd Pettersen
Personal information
Full name Sigurd Pettersen
Nickname Siggen
Date of birth February 28, 1980 (1980-02-28) (age 28)
Place of birth Kongsberg, Norway
Professional information
Club Rollag Veggli
Skis Elan
Personal best 228 m (Planica 2005)
World Cup
Seasons 2002-
Wins 6
Podiums 5
Total podiums 11
Infobox last updated on:
January 12 2008
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Bronze 2003 Val di Fiemme Team normal hill
Bronze 2005 Oberstdorf Team large hill
Ski flying World Championships
Gold 2004 Plancia Team

Sigurd Pettersen (born February 28, 1980) is a Norwegian ski jumper . His greatest achievement is winning the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in 2003.

Pettersen also won two bronze medals in the team large hill events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (2003, 2005) and had his best individual finish of 10th in the 2005 event. He won a gold medal in the team event at the 2004 Ski-flying World Championships.

Pettersen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 24th in the individual large hill at Turin in 2006. He also has six individual career victories, all in the large hill, from 2002 to 2004.

Pettersen's own ski club is Rollag og Veggli in Rollag, Norway.

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