Andreas Kolset Stjernen (born 30 July 1988) is a Norwegian retired

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. He is the son of former ski jumper Hroar Stjernen.

Career

He made his debut in the Continental Cup in February 2005 in

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, scoring two 49th places over two days. His first time among the top thirty occurred in March 2006 in

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when he finished 28th, and his first time among the top ten occurred in March 2009 in

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when he finished eighth. He made his

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debut in December 2009 in

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and collected his first World Cup points by finishing 19th. His personal best is 249 meters set in

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on 14 February 2016. Stjernen won the

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, becoming the first Norwegian to achieve this feat. He represented the sports club Sprova IL and Trønderhopp, and lives in

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World Cup

Standings

Individual wins

References

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* * * 1988 births Living people Norwegian male ski jumpers Sportspeople from Levanger FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in ski jumping Skiers from Trøndelag 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub