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Kim-Roar Hansen

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Kim-Roar Hansen
Hansen in 2003
Born (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 40)
Drammen, Norway
Ski clubLier IL
World Cup career
Seasons20022004
Podiums0
Wins0
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

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  1. ^ Kim-Roar Hansen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ Johnsen, Roy (30 December 2002). "Hansen ble tilskuer". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ Torgersen, Svein Helge (17 February 2003). "Glad VM-maset er over". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "NM bronse til Buskerud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 22 March 2004.
  5. ^ Nilsen, Jostein (5 March 2004). "Utestengt etter bytur". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Nilsen, Magne J. (8 July 2004). "Hansen hopper av". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ "Hopp-talent hopper av". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 July 2004.