Rune Olijnyk (born December 27, 1968) is a Norwegian former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed in the early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the

1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 took place between 7 and 17 February 1991 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The women's 5 km was reintroduced after not being held in the previous championships. The men's 10 km was introduced in this c ...

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and finished fourth in the team large hill event (along with

Espen Bredesen Espen Bredesen (born 2 February 1968) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career At World Cup level he won gold and silver medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he performed badly, coming last in the norm ...

, Kent Johanssen and

Jon Inge Kjørum Jon Inge Kjørum (born 23 May 1965) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career His best-known success was at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he earned a bronze medal in the team large hill event. Kjørum also won a silver medal in the team large h ...

) at those same championships. At the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

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, Olijnyk finished seventh in the team competition. He won two Norwegian championship team large hill medals with gold in 1992 and silver in 1991, and won three straight bronze medals in the individual normal hill (1990, 1991 and 1992). He represented the club

Høland IL LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norwegian women's football club from Lillestrøm. They currently play in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. The club was founded as Setskog/Høland Fotballklubb on 10 October 1989. History The ...

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1968 births Living people Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub