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Norwegian former ski jumper (born 1962)

Vegard Opaas

Country

Norway

Born

(1962-01-11) 11 January 1962 (age 62)
Oslo, Norway

Height

175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Personal best

193 m (633 ft)
Planica, 15 March 1987

World Cup career

Seasons

1982–1990

Indiv. starts

Indiv. podiums

Indiv. wins

Overall titles

1 (1987)

Medal record

Men's ski jumping

World Championships
	1987 Oberstdorf	Individual LH
	1987 Oberstdorf	Team LH
	1987 Oberstdorf	Individual NH

Updated on 10 February 2016.

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

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.

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	10	45
1984/85	30	—
1985/86	7	5
1986/87
1987/88	12	27
1988/89	15	21
1989/90	41	43

Wins

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

References

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

External links

Vegard Opaas at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

v t e FIS Ski Jumping World Cup champions
Men	1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT) 1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT) 1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT) 1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR) 1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR) 1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE) 1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN) 1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT) 1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN) 1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) 1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) 1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) 1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO) 1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO) 1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER) 1999–2000: Martin Schmitt (GER) 2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL) 2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL) 2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL) 2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE) 2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL) 2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 2011–12: Anders Bardal (NOR) 2012–13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2013–14: Kamil Stoch (POL) 2014–15: Severin Freund (GER) 2015–16: Peter Prevc (SLO) 2016–17: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2017–18: Kamil Stoch (POL) 2018–19: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN) 2019–20: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2020–21: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) 2021–22: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN) 2022–23: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) 2023–24: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
Women	2011–12: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 2012–13: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2013–14: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2014–15: Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (AUT) 2015–16: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2016–17: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2017–18: Maren Lundby (NOR) 2018–19: Maren Lundby (NOR) 2019–20: Maren Lundby (NOR) 2020–21: Nika Križnar (SLO) 2021–22: Marita Kramer (AUT) 2022–23: Eva Pinkelnig (AUT) 2023–24: Nika Prevc (SLO)

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup champions

Men

1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT)
1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR)
1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE)
1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN)
1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER)
1999–2000: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL)
2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL)
2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL)
2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE)
2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL)
2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010–11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2011–12: Anders Bardal (NOR)
2012–13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013–14: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2014–15: Severin Freund (GER)
2015–16: Peter Prevc (SLO)
2016–17: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2017–18: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2018–19: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2019–20: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2020–21: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
2021–22: Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN)
2022–23: Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR)
2023–24: Stefan Kraft (AUT)

Women

2011–12: Sarah Hendrickson (USA)
2012–13: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2013–14: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2014–15: Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (AUT)
2015–16: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2016–17: Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2017–18: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2018–19: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2019–20: Maren Lundby (NOR)
2020–21: Nika Križnar (SLO)
2021–22: Marita Kramer (AUT)
2022–23: Eva Pinkelnig (AUT)
2023–24: Nika Prevc (SLO)

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