| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1962-01-11)11 January 1962 (age 63) Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1982–1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personalbest(s) | 193 m (633 ft) Planica,15 March 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vegard Opaas (born 11 January 1962) is a Norwegian formerski jumper.
On 15 March 1987 inPlanica 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 overallWorld Cup, a feat later only matched byEspen Bredesen in 1993/94, andAnders Bardal in 2011/12.
That same year he won three medals at theworld championships inOberstdorf. 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 the1984 Winter Olympics inSarajevo he also participated in the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary, Alberta, Canada.
| Season | Overall | 4H |
|---|---|---|
| 1981/82 | 40 | — |
| 1982/83 | 32 | — |
| 1983/84 | 10 | 45 |
| 1984/85 | 30 | — |
| 1985/86 | 7 | 5 |
| 1986/87 |  |  |
| 1987/88 | 12 | 27 |
| 1988/89 | 15 | 21 |
| 1989/90 | 41 | 43 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983/84 | 6 December 1983 |  Thunder Bay | Big Thunder K120 | LH |
| 2 | 1985/86 | 14 December 1985 |  Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K114 | LH |
| 3 | 1986/87 | 13 December 1986 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K114 | LH |
| 4 | 30 December 1986 |  Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH | |
| 5 | 11 January 1987 |  Štrbské Pleso | MS 1970 B K88 | NH | |
| 6 | 20 March 1987 | Oslo | Marikollen K85 | NH | |
| 7 | 1988/89 | 11 December 1988 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K86 | NH |
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