Jan Holmlund

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Jan Holmlund Ski jumping
Full name Jan Henry Holmlund
nation SwedenSweden Sweden
birthday March 29, 1957
place of birth Gällivare ,  SwedenSwedenSweden 
size 181 cm
Weight 69 kg
Career
society Koskullskulle AIF
National squad since 1979
status resigned
End of career 1981
Medal table
National medals 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Swedish Ski Association Swedish championships
gold 1979 Large hill
gold 1980 Large hill
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
 Debut in the World Cup December 30, 1979
 Overall World Cup 80th ( 1979/80 )
 

Jan Henry Holmlund (born March 29, 1957 in Gällivare ) is a former Swedish ski jumper .

Career

On December 30, 1979, Holmlund started after he won the gold medal on the large hill at the Swedish championship, at the Four Hills Tournament 1979/80 in Oberstdorf for the first time in an international competition in the ski jumping World Cup . In his third competition in Innsbruck he achieved his first two World Cup points with 14th place. In his only World Cup competition outside of the tour in Sapporo , Japan , he was able to win World Cup points again with 11th place. He finally finished the season in 80th place in the overall World Cup standings. A short time later he won the gold medal again at the Swedish championship on the large hill.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , Holmlund came 34th on the normal hill and 50th on the large hill.

After the Olympic Games, Holmlund played the Four Hills Tournament in 1980/81 , but remained completely unsuccessful and ended his active ski jumping career after the tour.

successes

World Cup placements

season space Points
1979/80 80. 7th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Svenska Skidförbundet : Backe / Nordisk combination. In: skidor.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ Jan Holmlund Biography and Statistics . www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Holmlund, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holmlund, Jan Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Gällivare , Sweden