Kim-Roar Hansen Explained

Kim-Roar Hansen
Birth Date:24 March 1984
Birth Place:Drammen, Norway
Club:Lier IL
Skis:Elan
Seasons:20022004
Wins:0
Additionalpodiums:0
Totalpodiums:0
Updated:22 March 2015

Kim-Roar Hansen (born 24 March 1984) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. At World Cup level he finished five times in the top 15, with a twelfth place at Trondheim on 8 December 2002 as his best result.

He made his Four Hills Tournament debut in December 2002, but did not progress past the head-to-head qualification against Kazuyoshi Funaki.[1] He was a candidate to be selected for the 2003 World Championships, but fell through at the 2003 national championships with 8th and 10th places, and was ultimately not selected.[2]

In 2004, he took his first national championship medal, a bronze medal in the team competition.[3] However, as he had gone out to town during a World Cup weekend in Kuopio, he was barred from competing in the Vikersundbakken COC race. He was accepted as a trial jumper, and with a measured length of 212 metres he surpassed the hill record of Andreas Goldberger, but only racers could set hill records.[4] Following the Vikersund incident, lack of motivation and desired results, Hansen decided to retire from ski jumping in the summer of 2004.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hansen ble tilskuer. Johnsen. Roy. 30 December 2002. Drammens Tidende. no.
  2. News: Glad VM-maset er over. Torgersen. Svein Helge. 17 February 2003. Drammens Tidende. no.
  3. News: NM bronse til Buskerud. 22 March 2004. Drammens Tidende. no.
  4. News: Utestengt etter bytur. Nilsen. Jostein. 5 March 2004. Drammens Tidende. no.
  5. News: Hansen hopper av. Nilsen. Magne J.. 8 July 2004. Drammens Tidende. no.
  6. News: Hopp-talent hopper av. 9 July 2004. Aftenposten. no.