Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl
Norwegian ski jumper
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Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl (born 21 March 1960) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.
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| Nationality |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1960 Kristiansand, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1983–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 190 m (623 ft) Planica, 15 March 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won silver medals in the team large hill event at the Nordic World Ski Championships (1987, 1989) as well as a bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Fidjestøl won the 1988 Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf and earned four additional career victories from 1985 to 1989. He won also four individual titles and one team title at the national level.
Since retiring from competition, he has been involved administratively with Vikersund IF and the football club Modum FK.[1]
