Vegard Opaas

Vegard Opaas (born 11 January 1962) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Vegard Opaas
Country Norway
Born (1962-01-11) 11 January 1962
Oslo, Norway
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Personal best193 m (633 ft)
Planica, 15 March 1987
World Cup career
Seasons19821990
Individual wins7
Indiv. podiums17
Indiv. starts92
Overall titles1 (1987)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Oberstdorf Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 1987 Oberstdorf Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

On 15 March 1987 in Planica he jumped 193 metres (633 ft) in the third round, which was canceled right after. At that time this was the second longest jump in history.[1]

He had his biggest season in 1987 when he became the first Norwegian ski jumper to win the overall World Cup, a feat later only matched by Espen Bredesen in 1993/94, and Anders Bardal in 2011/12.

That same year he won three medals at the world championships in Oberstdorf. This included two silvers (individual large hill, team large hill) and one bronze (individual normal hill). He also finished eighth in the normal hill event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he also participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H
1981/82 40
1982/83 32
1983/84 1045
1984/85 30
1985/86 75
1986/87 1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987/88 1227
1988/89 1521
1989/90 4143

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1983/84 6 December 1983  Canada Thunder BayBig Thunder K120LH
2 1985/86 14 December 1985  United States Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K114LH
3 1986/87 13 December 1986  United States Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K114LH
4 30 December 1986  West Germany Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze K115LH
5 11 January 1987  Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso MS 1970 B K88NH
6 20 March 1987  Norway Oslo Marikollen K85NH
7 1988/89 11 December 1988  United States Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K86NH

References

  1. "Slovenski vestnik, p.8 — Zmaga za Avstrijo in Norveško" (in Slovenian). Slovenski vestnik. 20 March 1987.


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