Sigurd Pettersen

Sigurd Pettersen (born 28 February 1980) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. His greatest achievement is winning the 2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, with wins in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Bischofshofen.

Sigurd Pettersen
Full nameSigurd Pettersen
Born (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980
Kongsberg, Norway
Ski clubRollag og Veggli IL
Personal best227.5 m (746 ft)
Planica, 20 Mar 2005
World Cup career
Seasons2002–09
Individual wins6
Indiv. podiums11
Four Hills titles1 (2004)
Updated on
January 12, 2008.

Pettersen also won two bronze medals in the team large hill events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (2003, 2005) and had his best individual finish of 10th in the 2005 event. He won a gold medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004.

Pettersen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 24th in the individual large hill at Turin in 2006. He also has six individual career victories, all in the large hill, from 2002 to 2004.

Pettersen's own ski club is Rollag og Veggli in Rollag, Norway.

He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[1]

Honours

References

  1. Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.


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