Kenneth Gangnes

Kenneth Gangnes

Kenneth Gangnes during March 2016 World Cup competitions in Titisee-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 36) Gjøvik, Norway
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Skiing
Club	IL Kolbukameratene
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–2012 2015–2016
Indiv. starts	62
Indiv. podiums	9
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	8
Team podiums	5
Team wins	3
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	248.5 m (815 ft) Vikersund, 14 February 2016
Medal record Men's ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Individual
Updated on 26 December 2018

Kenneth Gangnes (born 15 May 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career

He debuted at the World Cup in March 2008 in Lillehammer, and won his first World Cup event in Lysgårdsbakken on 6 December 2015. ^[1]

After his best season, which he ended with the 3rd place overall in the World Cup, he tore his ACL in his left knee, and missed the 2016–17 season. ^[2]

He returned for the 2017 Summer Grand Prix, where he placed second in Hakuba on 26 August 2017.

In early November 2017, two weeks before the start of the season, he suffered another ACL torn and missed another season. ^[3]

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	NT
2007/08	—	—	—	N/A	50
2008/09	—	—	—	N/A	—
2009/10	90	61	—	N/A	—
2010/11	78	—	—	N/A	N/A
2011/12	43	45	32	N/A	N/A
2014/15	41	—	19	N/A	N/A
2015/16	3	4	4	N/A	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2015/16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS100	NH

Individual starts (62)

did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Points
2007/08																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	48	–	–
2008/09																																0
	40	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–
2009/10																																1
	32	30	–	q	q	33	43	q	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q
2010/11																																2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	q	–	–	–
2011/12																																68
	–	38	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	11	23	21	35	13	–	–	40	45	–	–	30	31	–	–	–
2012/13																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013/14																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014/15																																113
	–	–	–	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	26	37	33	14	35	7	31	–	–	–	20	23	15	–
2015/16																																1348
	11	2	1	8	9	5	3	6	2	3	5	2	4	29	20	2	8	4	6	4	22	18	8	9	2	3	5	5	5

References

1. "First win in the World Cup for Kenneth Gangnes". FIS. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
2. "Yet another serious injury for Kenneth Gangnes". FIS. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Kenneth Gangnes seriously injured again". FIS. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Kenneth Gangnes at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation