Roger Ruud

Roger Ruud
Personal information
Full name Roger Ruud
Born 1 October 1958
Hurdal, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup
Seasons 1980–1986
Wins 9
Additional podiums 7
Total podiums 16
Updated on 30 March 2015.

Roger Ruud (born 1 October 1958) is a retired Norwegian 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 4
1981-82 8 2nd
1982-83 20 22
1983-84 45 18
1984-85 23 32
1985-86 68 –

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1979-80 27 Feb 1980 Switzerland St. Moritz Olympiaschanze K-94 NH
2 1980-81 10 Jan 1981 Czechoslovakia Harrachov Čerťák K-120 LH
3 11 Jan 1981 Czechoslovakia Liberec Ještěd B K-88 NH
4 26 Feb 1981 France Chamonix Le Mont K-95 NH
5 28 Feb 1981 France St. Nizier Dauphine K-112 LH
6 15 Mar 1981 Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken K-105 LH
7 1981-82 20 Dec 1981 Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo Trampolino Olimpico Italia K-92 NH
8 1 Jan 1982 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze K-107 LH
9 1984-85 8 Jan 1995 Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo Trampolino Olimpico Italia K-92 NH

References

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

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