Halvor Egner Granerud (born 29 May 1996) is a Norwegian

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. He is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers, having won 25

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individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, and the

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once. At the Nordic World Ski Championships, Granerud's best achievements include silver medals in the team and mixed team competitions. He has also won team gold and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships.

Career

Granerud made his

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debut in 2015 and got his best result to win the World Cup event in

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/Ruka in November 2020. Granerud was part of the team that won the FIS Junior World Championship in 2015, together with Joacim Ødegård Bjøreng, Phillip Sjøen and Johann André Forfang. From the 2018–19 season, he's been a part of the national team. On 11 February 2016, He set his unofficial personal best in

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as a trial jumper when he jumped 240 metres. Two years later in Planica he set his official personal best at 233 metres.

2020/21 World Cup

On 29 November 2020, Granerud took his first ever World Cup podium by winning in

. At the following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in

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, gaining enough points for the leader's jersey. In

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he would go on to win a silver medal, in the individual competition at the Ski Flying World Championships, and a gold medal in the team competition. The last double header of 2020 would see Granerud win both competitions in Engelberg, making him the first Norwegian to win five World Cup competitions in a row. At the

, Granerud finished fourth overall. He also took his first podium in the Four Hills by finishing second in the new year's competition in

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. The first win of 2021 would come in

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, where Granerud won the Sunday competition. At the last weekend of January, Granerud won both competitions at Willingen. He won the Willingen Six, with 41 points to countryman Daniel Andre Tande. The following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in

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, therefore extending his lead to over 400 points in the overall World Cup. He would win a week later in

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, and was announced the winner of the overall World Cup on 4 March, due to some competitions being cancelled.

2021/22 World Cup

In the first competition of the season, Granerud finished third. The following day, Halvor would win his first competition of the season.

2023/23 World Cup

On 1 January, Granerud won his first New Years competition at

. With a continuous form, and by winning three of the four competitions, Granerud won the Overall Four Hills Tournament. Granerud wins his 2nd world cup in his 8th season of ski jumping in world cup, but lacks 30 points to also win the ski flying competition, which was won by

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Personal life

Granerud's great-grandfather was Norwegian children's writer

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Record

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup

Standings

Wins

Individual starts (171)

Podiums

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Granerud, Halvor Egner 1996 births Living people Skiers from Oslo Norwegian male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Norway 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen