Vegard Opaas

Vegard Opaas (born 11 January 1962) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career On 15 March 1987 in Planica he jumped 193 metres (633 ft) in the third round, which was canceled right after. At that time this was the second longest jump in history.

He had his biggest season in 1987 when he became the first Norwegian ski jumper to win the overall World Cup, a feat later only matched by Espen Bredesen in 1993/94, and Anders Bardal in 2011/12.

That same year he won three medals at the world championships in Oberstdorf. This included two silvers (individual large hill, team large hill) and one bronze (individual normal hill). He also finished eighth in the normal hill event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he also participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

He represented the sports club Grorud IL.

World Cup

Standings Season Overall1981/82 40 —1982/83 32 —1983/84 10 451984/85 30 —1985/86 7 51986/87 1987/88 12 271988/89 15 211989/90 41 43

Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size 1 1983/84 6 December 1983 Thunder Bay Big Thunder K120 LH2 1985/86 14 December 1985 Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K114 LH3 1986/87 13 December 1986 Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K114 LH4 30 December 1986 Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze K115 LH5 11 January 1987 Štrbské Pleso MS 1970 B K88 NH6 20 March 1987 Oslo Marikollen K85 NH7 1988/89 11 December 1988 Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K86 NH