Johan Remen Evensen
Johan Remen Evensen | |
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Country | Norway |
Born | Øksnes, Norway | 16 September 1985
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Personal best | 246.5 m (809 ft) Vikersund, 11 February 2011 |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2009–2012 |
Starts | 72 |
Podiums | 6 |
Wins | 1 |
Updated on 10 February 2016. |
Johan Remen Evensen (born 16 September 1985) is a Norwegian former
A late bloomer, Evensen made his
Early life and career
Evensen was born in Alsvåg,[citation needed] but his family moved from Sørvågen to Molde, his mother's home city, when Johan was aged seven.[2] He has four brothers. He took up ski jumping in the sports club Molde og Omegn IF at the age of seven, his father Arnor Evensen being a supportive figure.[3] Johan Remen Evensen attended secondary school at Heimdal, being affiliated with the regional ski jumping team Trønderhopp. He later moved to Oslo, leaving Trønderhopp to join Eastern Norway's Kollenhopp.[2]
At the Norwegian Championships held in
In January 2007 he was used as a test jumper in the
In the 2007/08 season, Evensen continued his Continental Cup career in January, with three competitions in Sapporo. His best result was a fourth place. At his next international competition, the Continental Cup in Trondheim in March, he finished ninth and tenth in the two races.[8] This season he achieved a personal best jump of 212 metres as a test jumper in Planica.[13] He was also a test jumper at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008.[14]
Just four days ahead of the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 at Vikersund in Norway Johan Remen Evensen announced that he would retire from ski jumping effective immediately. Since he had not been selected to represent Norway in the forthcoming world championship some people speculated a connection between this and his decision to quit. At a press conference he explained however that the reason for his quitting was a persistent problem keeping his weight down. He explained that he had been gaining weight without being able to account for it, and he concluded, "I have a body that doesn't function, and that means it's time to quit."[1]
World Cup
Ahead of the 2008 season, his place on the national B team was reaffirmed.
A week later in Pragelato, Evensen achieved a seventh place. Being the highest-placed Norwegian in the race, he described the experience as "unreal".[19] The next day, he was third after the first round, but as the second round was cancelled due to weather conditions, Evensen took his first World Cup podium.[20] The podium was followed by several low rankings, however, on February 14, he again showed his potential by placing third behind Harri Olli and Anders Jacobsen in the Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, where he not only improved his own personal record to 223.5 m, but also jumped 0.5m longer than the previous hill record set by Roar Ljøkelsøy in 2004. His record was not acknowledged because Harri Olli had already landed on 225.5 m in the first round. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Evensen won a silver in the team large hill event.
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT |
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2008/09 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 23 |
2009/10 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 43 |
2010/11 | 11 | 19 | 6 | N/A |
2011/12 | 40 | 48 | 22 | N/A |
Wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 2010/11 | 12 February 2011 | Vikersund | Vikersundbakken HS225 (night) | FH |
Ski jumping world records
Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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11 February 2011 | Vikersundbakken HS225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243 | 797 |
11 February 2011 | Vikersundbakken HS225 | Vikersund, Norway | 246.5 | 809 |
Personal life
Evensen married at the age of 22. He is an outspoken Christian, sponsored by the newspaper Vårt Land among others.[12] He is also a member of the Christian sports organization Kristen Idrettskontakt (KRIK).[21]
References
- ^ a b Burheim, Mads Gudim; Hugsted, Christian M. (February 20, 2012). "- Jeg er den første til å innrømme at jeg ikke er god nok" [- I'm the first to admit I'm not good enough]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Jenssen, Erik (7 March 2007). "Øksnesgutt flyr høyt". Vesterålen Online (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Hustad, Trond (13 December 2008). "Mor tør ikke se Johan hoppe". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Romøren irritert etter NM-gull" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Vaagbø, Vegard Flemmen (13 January 2007). "- Inspirert av Jacobsen". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Hustad, Trond (12 February 2007). "Flyr mot toppen". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Hustad, Trond (27 February 2007). "Hopper i VM-bakken". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d Johan Remen Evensen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Indbjør, Jan H. (19 March 2007). "Johan inn på v-cuplaget". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Vaagbø, Vegard Flemmen (23 March 2007). "Eventyret over før det startet". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Jenssen, Erik (8 May 2007). "Johan på hopplandslaget". Vesterålen Online (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b Rake, Jamel (31 December 2008). "- Bryr meg ikke om hva samfunnet sier om meg". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ Vaagbø, Vegard Flemmen (13 March 2008). "– Johan kan nå 230 meter i dag". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Avsluttet med 196 meter". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). 25 February 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Hustad, Trond (26 April 2008). "Fortsatt med på landslaget". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Gjendem, Johannes (30 November 2008). "Hoppet seg inn i verdenscupen". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Johnsen, Håvard (6 December 2008). "Hopperne tilbake i toppen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Brunvoll, Øyvind (6 December 2008). "- Føles som en drøm!". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "- Det er uvirkelig" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Langerød, Dag (14 December 2008). "- Helt sykt". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Aftenposten.no - Disse er sterke i troen". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09.