Bjørn Einar Romøren
Norwegian former ski jumper (born 1981)
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Bjørn Einar Romøren (born 1 April 1981) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 2001 to 2014. His career highlights include eight individual World Cup wins, two ski flying world records, and a team bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Bjørn Einar is the younger brother of Jan-Erik Romøren, best known by the stage name Nag, frontman of black metal band Tsjuder.
Romøren in Oslo, 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1981 Oslo, Norway |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Sport | Skiing |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2001–2012 2014 |
| Indiv. starts | 221 |
| Indiv. podiums | 22 |
| Indiv. wins | 8 |
| Team starts | 43 |
| Team podiums | 17 |
| Team wins | 7 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 239 m (784 ft) Planica, 20 March 2005 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 10 February 2016 | |
Career
Romøren achieved his first World Cup victory in Bischofshofen during the 2002–03 Four Hills Tournament. He later won several more World Cup competitions as well as two World Championship bronze medals in the team large hill event in Val di Fiemme (2003) and Oberstdorf (2005). At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Pragelato, Romøren won a bronze medal in the team large hill event. He also has four medals in the team event at the Ski Flying World Championships with two golds (Planica in 2004; Kulm in 2006), one silver (Planica in 2010), and a bronze (Oberstdorf 2008).
On 20 March 2005, in Planica, Romøren set the world record for the sport's longest jump with a distance of 234.5 Meters which he later improved to 239 m on the same day.[1] This record stood until 11 February 2011 (during which countryman Johan Remen Evensen jumped 243 m in Vikersund), but his 239 m jump remained the hill record at Planica until 20 March 2015, exactly a decade to the day.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002/03 | 6 January 2003 |  Bischofshofen | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K120 | LH |
| 2 | 2003/04 | 7 March 2004 |  Lahti | Salpausselkä K116 | LH |
| 3 | 10 March 2004 | Kuopio | Puijo K120 (night) | LH | |
| 4 | 2004/05 | 20 March 2005 |  Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 | FH |
| 5 | 2005/06 | 21 January 2006 |  Sapporo | Ōkurayama HS134 (night) | LH |
| 6 | 18 March 2006 | Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 | FH | |
| 7 | 2007/08 | 17 February 2008 |  Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 | LH |
| 8 | 2009/10 | 28 November 2009 | Kuusamo | Rukatunturi HS142 (night) | LH |
Ski jumping world records
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March 2005 | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 | Planica, Slovenia | 234.5 | 769 |
| 20 March 2005 | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215 | Planica, Slovenia | 239 | 784 |