Hroar Stjernen
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Hroar Stjernen is a former Norwegian
ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1989 while representing Sprova IL and Trønderhopp. He won the silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Oberstdorf
and finished fourth in the individual normal hill at those same championships.
Stjernen's lone victory came at Bischofshofen
in 1985. He later worked as national team coach for the Norwegian ski jumpers, but was criticized for poor results, resulting in his dismissal in January 2002. This dismissal would have no impact upon the team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City, as the national team went home without a medal for the second straight time at the Olympics. He works today in Trønder-Avisa
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He is the father of ski jumper Andreas Stjernen
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1989 while representing Sprova IL and Trønderhopp. He won the silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at...
in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
and finished fourth in the individual normal hill at those same championships.
Stjernen's lone victory came at Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen is a city located in the Salzach valley in the Alps, in the District of Pongau, in Salzburgerland, Austria.The city is an important railway hub and lies at the Tauernautobahn, a highway route through the Alps....
in 1985. He later worked as national team coach for the Norwegian ski jumpers, but was criticized for poor results, resulting in his dismissal in January 2002. This dismissal would have no impact upon the team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympic Games Ski jumping-Medal table:- Events :-References:*...
in Salt Lake City, as the national team went home without a medal for the second straight time at the Olympics. He works today in Trønder-Avisa
Trønder-Avisa
Trønder-Avisa is a regional newspaper in Norway. Its printed in the town of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag. The newspaper was founded as a union of Nord-Trøndelag and Inntrøndelagen after both newspapers' headquarters were bombed during Second World War...
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He is the father of ski jumper Andreas Stjernen
Andreas Stjernen
Andreas Kolset Stjernen is a Norwegian ski jumper.He made his debut in the Continental Cup in February 2005 in Brotterode, scoring two 49th places over two days. His first time among the top thirty occurred in March 2006 in Bischofshofen when he finished 28th, and his first time among the top ten...
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