Roger Ruud Explained

Roger Ruud
Birth Date:1 October 1958
Birth Place:Hurdal, Norway
Height:175 cm
Seasons:19801986
Wins:9
Totalpodiums:16
Events In Yellow:13
Individual Starts:61
Updated: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
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scope=row align=center20 22
scope=row align=center45 18
scope=row align=center23 32
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Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
scope=row style="text-align:center;"1 27 February 1980   Olympiaschanze K94 NH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2 align=center rowspan=510 January 1981   Čerťák K120 LH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"3 11 January 1981   Ještěd B K88 NH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"4 26 February 1981   Le Mont K95 NH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"5 28 February 1981   Dauphine K112 LH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"6 15 March 1981   Holmenkollbakken K105 LH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"7 align=center rowspan=220 December 1981   Trampolino Italia K92 NH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"8 1 January 1982   Große Olympiaschanze K107 LH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"9 8 January 1985   Trampolino Italia K92 NH

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/roger-ruud-1.html Roger Ruud
  2. News: Stjernene det lukter svidd av. Enger. Thomas. Nettavisen. Norwegian. 20 August 2009.