Jens Salumäe

Jens Salumäe
Jens Salumäe at Holmenkollen 2006
nation	Estonia
birthday	March 15, 1981
place of birth	Tallinn ,  Estonian SSR
size	181 cm
Career
society	Nõmme SK Puijon Hiihtoseura
Trainer	Hillar Hein
National squad	since 2002
Pers. Best	195.0 m ( Planica 2004)
status	resigned
End of career	2008
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
Debut in the World Cup	November 30, 2002
Overall World Cup	59th ( 2005/06 )
Four Hills Tournament	49th ( 2005/06 )
Nordic Tournament	27. (2006)
Ski jumping Grand Prix
Overall Grand Prix	33rd ( 2003 )

Jens Salumäe (born March 15, 1981 in Tallinn ) is a former Estonian ski jumper .

Career

Jens Salumäe jumped during his active career for the Estonian club Nõmme SK and for the Finnish club Puijon Hihtoseura from Lahti. He took part in the World Cup for the first time in the 2002/2003 season and finished 82nd at the end of the season. Before that, he jumped in 2002 at the Summer Grand Prix in Lahti (43rd) and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City , Utah , (49th place). His best World Cup placement was a 21st place on November 30, 2003 in Kuusamo . His best overall World Cup placement was 59th place (2005/2006). Salumäe currently holds the Estonian ski jumping record. Before his career as a special jumper, Salumäe was a Nordic combined athlete. After the 2007/2008 season, Jens Salumäe ended his active career as a special jumper.

successes

World Cup placements

season	space	Points
2002/03	82.	02
2003/04	66.	10
2005/06	59.	16
2006/07	90.	01

Web links

Commons : Jens Salumäe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jens Salumäe in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Jens Salumäe in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )