Kim-Roar Hansen
| Kim-Roar Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Hansen in 2003 | |
| Born | 24 March 1984 Drammen, Norway |
| Ski club | Lier IL |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2002–2004 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Updated on 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.[1]
He made his Four Hills Tournament debut in December 2002, but did not progress past the head-to-head qualification against Kazuyoshi Funaki.[2] 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.[3]
In 2004, he took his first national championship medal, a bronze medal in the team competition.[4] 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.[5] Following the Vikersund incident, lack of motivation and desired results, Hansen decided to retire from ski jumping in the summer of 2004.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kim-Roar Hansen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Johnsen, Roy (30 December 2002). "Hansen ble tilskuer". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
- ^ Torgersen, Svein Helge (17 February 2003). "Glad VM-maset er over". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
- ^ "NM bronse til Buskerud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 22 March 2004.
- ^ Nilsen, Jostein (5 March 2004). "Utestengt etter bytur". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
- ^ Nilsen, Magne J. (8 July 2004). "Hansen hopper av". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Hopp-talent hopper av". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 July 2004.
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