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Roger Ruud (born 1 October 1958) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career

He won the 1982 New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished second overall in the Four Hills Tournament that same year. He won the Holmenkollen ski jump competition in 1981.

Ruud was Norwegian champion in the large hill (1981) and twice in the normal hill (1982 and 1986). He was also Norwegian junior champion from 1975 to 1978. He also won three Norwegian Championships in Road racing.

Ruud finished 6th in the large hill and 13th in the normal hill at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.^[1] He had nine additional World Cup career victories from 1980 to 1985.

In 2009, he has spent 30 days in prison for speeding.^[2]

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H
1979/80	26	21
1980/81		4
1981/82	8
1982/83	20	22
1983/84	45	18
1984/85	23	32
1985/86	68	—

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1979/80	27 February 1980	St. Moritz	Olympiaschanze K94	NH
2	1980/81	10 January 1981	Harrachov	Čerťák K120	LH
3		11 January 1981	Liberec	Ještěd B K88	NH
4		26 February 1981	Chamonix	Le Mont K95	NH
5		28 February 1981	St. Nizier	Dauphine K112	LH
6		15 March 1981	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken K105	LH
7	1981/82	20 December 1981	Cortina d’Ampezzo	Trampolino Italia K92	NH
8	1981/82	1 January 1982	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze K107	LH
9	1984/85	8 January 1985	Cortina d’Ampezzo	Trampolino Italia K92	NH