Kristian Brenden (born 12 June 1976) is a Norwegian former
ski jumper
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Career
In the
World Cup
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he finished 29 times among the top 10 and on the podium 8 times. He won the competitions in December 1996 in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
and in January 1998 in
Zakopane
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He participated in the
1998 Winter Olympics
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in
Nagano, where he finished 8th in the normal hill, 13th in the large hill and 4th in the team event. At the
1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he finished 14th in the normal hill and 17th in the large hill.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic ski jumpers for Norway
Norwegian male ski jumpers
Skiers from Lillehammer
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