Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)

Ski jumper infobox|name= Anders Jacobsen


fullname = Anders Jacobsen
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|17
cityofbirth = Hønefoss
countryofbirth = Norway
height =
club = Ringkollen Skiklubb
skis = Fischer
personalbest = 225.5 m, (Planica 2007)
seasons = 2006-
wins = 5
podiums = 10
totalpodiums = 15
updated = February 9 2008

Anders Jacobsen (born February 17, 1985 in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian ski jumper, representing Ringkollen Skiklubb, and the youngest Norwegian to have won the Four Hills Tournament. He has competed since 2003.

He made his debut in the Continental Cup on January 11, 2003, where he finished in the 50th position. In August the same year in a FIS Cup meeting in Rælingen, he came 13th.

In 2006 he was picked for one of the eight spots in the Norwegian World Cup team. He made his debut in the Grand Prix season on August 4, in Hinterzarten, where he finished 7th in the team competition (with Tom Hilde, Lars Bystøl and Roar Ljøkelsøy). On August 5, he was eighth; on August 14, in Courchevel, he was fourth; on August 24, in Zakopane he was seventh; on September 30, in Klingenthal, he was sixth; on October 4, in Oberhof, he was tenth. He was tenth in the Grand Prix, with 184 points.

After Daniel Forfang's retirement he remained in the current Norwegian squad. He made his debut in the 2006/07 Ski jumping World Cup in Kuusamo on November 24 2006, with a third place.

Jacobsen has won four World Cup events, including the Innsbruck event on January 4 2007 on his way to becoming overall winner of the 2006-07 Four Hills Tournament.

Entering the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Jacobsen leads the overall Ski jumping World Cup standings. At those championships, he earned a silver medal in the team large hill. But he failed in the large hill competition, and finished 7th in the normal hill competition.

After the World Championships, Jacobsen has struggled to maintain his form. He failed to qualify for the finals in Lahti, finished 10th in Kuopio, and 14th in the first Holmenkollen cometition. Adam Malysz won all those races and therefor he overtook the lead in the World cup standings.

Honors

*Four Hills Tournament champion: 2006/07

Individual World Cup wins

World cup podiums

Trivia

*He is the youngest Norwegian ski jumper in history to win the Four Hills Tournament (21 years old).
*Prior to his professional career, Jacobsen worked as a plumber. [http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/hopp/article1343744.ece]
*Jacobsen caught the Norwegian coach Mika Kojonkoski's eye after an audition-round in 2006. Former Four Hills Tournament winner Sigurd Pettersen was noticed in a similar way.On August 9th 2008 Jacobsen married his girlfriend Birgitte Jacobsen.

External links

*FIS|S=JP|ID=90663|name=Anders Jacobsen
* [http://anders-jacobsen.go.pl/ First Polish Blog about Anders Jacobsen]
* [http://anders-jacobsen.de.vu/ English / German Fanpage about Anders Jacobsen]