Sigmund Ruud (30 December 1907 – 7 April 1994) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s.
For his contributions in ski jumping, Sigmund earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1949, the last of the three Ruud brothers to do so. Sigmund was the only one of the three not to win the Holmenkollen ski jumping competition. Sigmund Ruud and fellow Norwegian ski jumper Jacob Tullin Thams are considered co-creators of the Kongsberger technique after World War I, a ski jumping technique that was the standard until it was superseded by the Daescher technique in the 1950s. Ruud also served as chairman of the FIS Ski Jumping Committee in 1946–1955 and 1959–1967. He owned and ran a sport shop in Oslo.[2]
On 24 February 1931 he set his first official world record at 264 ft (80.5 metres).[3] Later he set two more official world records at 84 m (276 ft) and 86 m (282 ft).
Not recognized! He stood and tied Lymburne's WR distance, but hors concours, outside of competition.[4] Not recognized! Ground touch at world record distance.[5]
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^Powder Pioneers, p. 29, 30. Chic Scott. 2005. ISBN9781894765640. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^"Recent Ski Records" (PDF). Canadian Ski Annual. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^"Jutro, p.1 — Chapter: Rekord za rekordom (paragraph 1) — jumps mentioned in chronological order" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 26 March 1934.
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sigmund, ruud, december, 1907, april, 1994, norwegian, jumper, together, with, brothers, birger, asbjørn, dominated, jumping, 1920s, 1930s, country, norwayborn, 1907, december, 1907kongsberg, norwaydied7, april, 1994, 1994, aged, oslo, norwayheight183, clubkon. Sigmund Ruud 30 December 1907 7 April 1994 was a Norwegian ski jumper Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjorn he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s Sigmund RuudCountry NorwayBorn 1907 12 30 30 December 1907Kongsberg NorwayDied7 April 1994 1994 04 07 aged 86 Oslo NorwayHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Ski clubKongsberg IFPersonal best86 m 282 ft Villars Switzerland 19 January 1933 Medal record Men s ski jumpingOlympic Games1928 St Moritz Individual LHWorld Championships1929 Zakopane Individual LH1930 Oslo Individual LH Contents 1 Career 2 Ski jumping world records 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAt the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz Sigmund earned a silver medal 1 At the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won the ski jumping competition while earning a bronze at the 1930 event Sigmund also competed in the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival which first began in 1933 He also competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in the ski jumping event but finished seventh due to appendicitis Additionally Sigmund wanted to compete in the first alpine skiing events at the 1936 Winter Olympics though he did not start 2 For his contributions in ski jumping Sigmund earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1949 the last of the three Ruud brothers to do so Sigmund was the only one of the three not to win the Holmenkollen ski jumping competition Sigmund Ruud and fellow Norwegian ski jumper Jacob Tullin Thams are considered co creators of the Kongsberger technique after World War I a ski jumping technique that was the standard until it was superseded by the Daescher technique in the 1950s Ruud also served as chairman of the FIS Ski Jumping Committee in 1946 1955 and 1959 1967 He owned and ran a sport shop in Oslo 2 On 24 February 1931 he set his first official world record at 264 ft 80 5 metres 3 Later he set two more official world records at 84 m 276 ft and 86 m 282 ft Ruud appeared in two films The White Stadium 1928 as himself and The Woman in the Advocate s Gown 1929 Ski jumping world records editDate Hill Location Metres Feet24 February 1931 Bolgenschanze Davos Switzerland 80 5 264March 1932 Bolgenschanze Davos Switzerland 82 26919 January 1933 Tremplin de Bretaye Villars Switzerland 84 27619 January 1933 Tremplin de Bretaye Villars Switzerland 86 28225 March 1934 Bloudkova velikanka Planica Kingdom of Yugoslavia 95 312 Not recognized He stood and tied Lymburne s WR distance but hors concours outside of competition 4 Not recognized Ground touch at world record distance 5 References edit Sigmund Ruud IOC Olympics com a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Sigmund Ruud Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Powder Pioneers p 29 30 Chic Scott 2005 ISBN 9781894765640 Retrieved 31 March 2020 Recent Ski Records PDF Canadian Ski Annual Retrieved 31 March 2020 Jutro p 1 Chapter Rekord za rekordom paragraph 1 jumps mentioned in chronological order in Slovenian Jutro 26 March 1934 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Holmenkollen medalists click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Swiss Olympic Committee St Moritz 1928 1928 digitized version in French Swiss Olympic Committee Resultats DES concours DES IImes jeux Olympiques d Hiver 1928 digitized version in French Organizing Committee III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 1932 digitized version Organizing Committee IV Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht Reichssportverlag Berlin SW 68 1936 digitized version in German nbsp This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Norway is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to Norwegian ski jumping is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sigmund Ruud amp oldid 1162958584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
