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Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)

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Anders Jacobsen (born 17 February 1985) is a Norwegian former ski jumper from Hønefoss. He competed for Ringkollen Skiklubb and stood 1.73 m tall. He began in the Continental Cup in 2003 and made his World Cup breakthrough in 2006–07, winning four World Cup races that season.

Jacobsen became the youngest Norwegian to win the Four Hills Tournament in 2007 and earned medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including a silver in the team large hill in Sapporo (2007) and a silver in the team event at Liberec (2009). He also competed in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning a team bronze in the large hill event in Vancouver 2010.

His personal best jump is 230.5 meters at Planica in 2010. Across his career, he had 164 individual World Cup starts, 28 podiums, 10 individual wins, plus 20 team podiums and 6 team wins. Jacobsen retired after a long and successful career.


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