Kim-Roar Hansen

Kim-Roar Hansen
Hansen in 2003
Born	(1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 41) Drammen, Norway
Ski club	Lier IL
World Cup career
Seasons	2002–2004
Indiv. podiums	0
Indiv. wins	0
Updated on 22 March 2015.

Kim-Roar Hansen (born 24 March 1984) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. At World Cup level he finished five times in the top 15, with a twelfth place at Trondheim on 8 December 2002 as his best result. ^[1]

He made his Four Hills Tournament debut in December 2002, but did not progress past the head-to-head qualification against Kazuyoshi Funaki. ^[2] He was a candidate to be selected for the 2003 World Championships, but fell through at the 2003 national championships with 8th and 10th places, and was ultimately not selected. ^[3]

In 2004, he took his first national championship medal, a bronze medal in the team competition. ^[4] However, as he had gone out to town during a World Cup weekend in Kuopio, he was barred from competing in the Vikersundbakken COC race. He was accepted as a trial jumper, and with a measured length of 212 metres he surpassed the hill record of Andreas Goldberger, but only racers could set hill records. ^[5] Following the Vikersund incident, lack of motivation and desired results, Hansen decided to retire from ski jumping in the summer of 2004. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Kim-Roar HANSEN". FIS-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation.
2. Johnsen, Roy (30 December 2002). "Hansen ble tilskuer". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
3. Torgersen, Svein Helge (17 February 2003). "Glad VM-maset er over". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
4. "NM bronse til Buskerud". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 22 March 2004.
5. Nilsen, Jostein (5 March 2004). "Utestengt etter bytur". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
6. Nilsen, Magne J. (8 July 2004). "Hansen hopper av". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian).
7. "Hopp-talent hopper av". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 9 July 2004.