Magnus Westman
Magnus Westman 
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| Full name | Paul Olof Magnus Westman |
| nation |
 Sweden
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| birthday | August 9, 1966 |
| place of birth | Själevad , Örnsköldsvik , Sweden |
| size | 180 cm |
| Weight | 66 kg |
| Career | |
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| society | IF Friska Viljor |
| National squad | since 1986 |
| status | resigned |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Debut in the World Cup | December 30, 1986 |
| Four Hills Tournament | 58th ( 1990/91 ) |
Paul Olof Magnus Westman (born August 9, 1966 in Själevad , Örnsköldsvik ) is a former Swedish ski jumper .
Career
Westman made his international debut on December 30, 1986 as part of the Four Hills Tournament 1986/87 . He also made his debut in the ski jumping World Cup . Since he did not place in any of the competitions on the front ranks. In the overall tournament ranking he reached 93rd place . He also did not make a breakthrough in the following Four Hills Tournament in 1987/88 . After a two-year international break, Westman started in Harrachov , but again clearly missed the points. In Liberec and Zakopane , too , he clearly lagged behind the world's best. In March 1990 he succeeded in his hometown Örnsköldsvik for the first time a significant improvement, even if he did not win any points as 32nd again.
At the beginning of the 1990/91 season Westman was able to increase his performance. After ranking 58th in the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament 1990/91 , he missed the points in the other World Cups. In March 1991 he failed in Lahti as 16th only by one place in the points. By the end of the season he was able to place in the top 30 in all competitions. In ski flying in Planica he reached places 20 and 22. After he did not get any points in the 1991/92 season in the World Cup, he started at the same time in the Ski Jumping Continental Cup , where he won a total of 32 points in the season and was 22nd Overall ranking.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , he reached 28th place from the normal hill, tied with Jirō Kamiharako and Ted Langlois . On the large hill, he finished 44th. Together with Mikael Martinsson , Jan Boklöv and Staffan Tällberg , he finished ninth in the team competition.
In the World Cup, too, he was able to achieve a good seventh place from the large hill in Planica at the end of the season. However, he could not continue to prevail in the individual World Cup. Also in the 1992/93 he remained behind the points. In the Continental Cup, on the other hand, he scored points and thus ranked 91st overall.
Despite the fact that he did not start in the World Cup for the 1993/94 season and did not jump into the points in the Continental Cup, he started at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . However, he only started from the normal hill and only reached rank 53. After the games, he ended his active ski jumping career.
successes
Four Hills Tournament placements
| season | space | Points |
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| 1986/87 | 93. | 216.3 |
| 1987/88 | 79. | 280.4 |
| 1990/91 | 58. | 191.7 |
| 1991/92 | 63. | 157.4 |
| 1992/93 | 65. | 132.0 |
Web links
- Magnus Westman in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Magnus Westman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Magnus Westman on The-Sports.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Ski Jumping at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Normal Hill, Individual ( English ) Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ Sweden Ski Jumping at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games ( English ) Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Westman, Magnus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Westman, Paul Olof Magnus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Själevad , Örnsköldsvik , Sweden |