Christian Meyer | |
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Born | Orkdal Municipality [1] | 22 October 1977
Ski club | Selbu IL Trønderhopp |
Personal best | 166,5 m (Kulm, 9th Februar 1997) [2] |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 1997-1999 |
Indiv. podiums | 0 |
Indiv. wins | 0 |
Updated on 13 May 2025. |
Christian Meyer (born 22 October 1977 in Orkdal Municipality) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper and actual trainer.
Meyer started from 1994 until 2004 in the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, where he won in Vikersund on 14 March 1997. On 8 February 1998 he debuted in the World Cup. Meyer finished once among the top 10, with a sixth place in Zakopane on 16 January 1999. [3]
In 2003 Meyer became the Norwegian national champion. [4] In singles competition he won the silver medal in 1999 (ex aequo with Roar Ljøkelsøy). [5]
Since 2006 Meyer hab been a skijumping coach. After being responsible as a co-trainer for the youth national team [6] he replaced Frode Håre as the coach of the female Norwegian team in summer 2011. [7] In March 2024 the male norwegian jumpers asked him to substitute Alexander Stöckl as their head coach, but Meyer refused. [8]
Meyer has also worked as a guitar player. Since 1995 he has lived in a relationship with Elisabeth Hilmo. [9] Both married in 2011 and have two sons. The family is located in the Malvik Municipality [10] [11]