Robin Pedersen (born 31 August 1996) is a
Norwegian ski jumper.
At the
2016 Junior World Championships he won a silver medal in the team competition and placed 22nd in the normal hill. He made his Continental Cup debut in December 2015 in
Rovaniemi
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, recording his first podiums in December 2018 in
Lillehammer
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with a third place before managing back-to-back victories the next week in
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He made his FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut in March 2018 at the ]Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
. He collected his first World Cup points with a 30th place on New Years' Day 2019, later breaking the top 20 with an 18th place in Bischofshofen, both as part of the 2018-19 Four Hills Tournament where he finished 33rd overall.
He represents the sports club IL Stålkameratene
Idrettslaget Stålkameratene, Stål for short, is a Norwegian sports club from Mo i Rana, Nordland. It has sections for judo, biathlon, Nordic skiing and football.
History
The club was founded on 11 January 1935 as ''Mo AIL'', a club with mem ...
.[ He is a son of ski jumper and national team coach ]Trond Jøran Pedersen
Trond Jøran Pedersen (born 19 June 1958) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. He coached the Norwegian national team, including at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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References
1996 births
Living people
People from Rana, Norway
Norwegian male ski jumpers
Sportspeople from Nordland
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