Roger Ruud
Ski jumping, Olympic athlete
1958 –
Who is Roger Ruud?
Roger Ruud is a former Norwegian ski jumper who represented Lensbygda SK. 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 and twice in the normal hill. He was also Norwegian junior champion from 1975 to 1978. He also won three Norwegian Championships in Road racing.
Ruud finished sixth in the individual large hill at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He had nine additional World Cup career victories from 1980 to 1985.
He has spent 30 days in prison for speeding.
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