Roger Ruud
| Roger Ruud | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |
 Norway |
| Born |
1 October 1958 Hurdal, Norway |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1980–1986 |
| Individual wins | 9 |
| Indiv. podiums | 16 |
| Yellow bibs | 13 |
| Indiv. starts | 61 |
| 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 |  | 4 |
| 1981/82 | 8 | |
| 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 |  St. Moritz | Olympiaschanze K-94 | NH |
| 2 | 1980/81 | 10 Jan 1981 |  Harrachov | Čerťák K-120 | LH |
| 3 | 11 Jan 1981 | Liberec | Ještěd B K-88 | NH | |
| 4 | 26 Feb 1981 |  Chamonix | Le Mont K-95 | NH | |
| 5 | 28 Feb 1981 | St. Nizier | Dauphine K-112 | LH | |
| 6 | 15 Mar 1981 | Oslo | Holmenkollbakken K-105 | LH | |
| 7 | 1981/82 | 20 Dec 1981 |  Cortina d’Ampezzo | Trampolino Olimpico Italia K-92 | NH |
| 8 | 1 Jan 1982 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Große Olympiaschanze K-107 | LH | |
| 9 | 1984/85 | 8 Jan 1995 | Cortina d’Ampezzo | Trampolino Olimpico Italia K-92 | NH |
References
- ↑ Roger Ruud. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Enger, Thomas. "Stjernene det lukter svidd av". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 August 2009.
External links
- Roger Ruud at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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