Kenneth Gangnes

Kenneth Gangnes

Kenneth Gangnes during March 2016 World Cup competitions in Titisee-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 Gjøvik, Norway
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Skiing
Club	IL Kolbukameratene
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–2012 2015–2016
Indiv. starts	62
Indiv. podiums	9
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	8
Team podiums	5
Team wins	3
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	248.5 m (815 ft) Vikersund, 14 February 2016
Medal record Men's ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships Gold medal – first place 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team Silver medal – second place 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Individual
Updated on 26 December 2018

Kenneth Gangnes (born 15 May 1989) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career

He debuted at the World Cup in March 2008 in Lillehammer, and won his first World Cup event in Lysgårdsbakken on 6 December 2015.

After his best season, which he ended with the 3rd place overall in the World Cup, he tore his ACL in his left knee, and missed the 2016–17 season.

He returned for the 2017 Summer Grand Prix, where he placed second in Hakuba on 26 August 2017.

In early November 2017, two weeks before the start of the season, he suffered another ACL torn and missed another season.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	NT
2007/08	—	—	—	N/A	50
2008/09	—	—	—	N/A	—
2009/10	90	61	—	N/A	—
2010/11	78	—	—	N/A	N/A
2011/12	43	45	32	N/A	N/A
2014/15	41	—	19	N/A	N/A
2015/16	3	4	4	N/A	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2015/16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS100	NH

Individual starts (62)

did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Points
2007/08		Trondheim	Trondheim					Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen			Predazzo	Predazzo	Harrachov	Zakopane	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Liberec	Liberec	Willingen			Lillehammer	Oslo	Planica	Planica					0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	48	–	–
2008/09		Trondheim	Trondheim	Pragelato	Pragelato			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen					Zakopane	Zakopane	Whistler	Whistler	Sapporo	Willingen	Klingenthal	Oberstdorf			Lillehammer	Vikersund	Planica	Planica					0
	40	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–
2009/10		Lillehammer	Lillehammer				Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen					Sapporo	Sapporo	Zakopane	Zakopane	Oberstdorf	Klingenthal	Willingen			Lillehammer	Oslo									1
	32	30	–	q	q	33	43	q	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q
2010/11			Lillehammer	Lillehammer				Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen			Harrachov	Harrachov	Sapporo	Sapporo	Zakopane	Zakopane	Zakopane	Willingen	Klingenthal	Oberstdorf	Vikersund	Vikersund		Planica	Planica						2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	q	–	–	–
2011/12		Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Harrachov	Harrachov			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen					Zakopane	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Predazzo	Predazzo	Willingen	Oberstdorf		Trondheim	Oslo	Planica	Planica						68
	–	38	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	11	23	21	35	13	–	–	40	45	–	–	30	31	–	–	–
2012/13	Lillehammer	Lillehammer		Krasnaja Polana	Krasnaja Polana			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen			Wisła	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Vikersund	Vikersund	Harrachov	Harrachov	Klingenthal	Oberstdorf			Trondheim	Oslo	Planica	Planica					0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013/14	Klingenthal		Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Titisee-Neustadt	Titisee-Neustadt			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen					Wisła	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Willingen	Willingen	Falun				Trondheim	Oslo	Planica	Planica				0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014/15	Klingenthal			Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Nizhny Tagil	Nizhny Tagil			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen				Wisła	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Willingen	Willingen	Titisee-Neustadt	Titisee-Neustadt	Vikersund	Vikersund			Trondheim	Oslo	Oslo	Planica	Planica	113
	–	–	–	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	26	37	33	14	35	7	31	–	–	–	20	23	15	–
2015/16	Klingenthal	Lillehammer	Lillehammer	Nizhny Tagil	Nizhny Tagil			Oberstdorf	Garmisch-Partenkirchen			Willingen	Zakopane	Sapporo	Sapporo	Oslo	Trondheim	Vikersund	Vikersund				Almaty	Almaty	Wisła	Titisee-Neustadt	Planica	Planica	Planica			1348
	11	2	1	8	9	5	3	6	2	3	5	2	4	29	20	2	8	4	6	4	22	18	8	9	2	3	5	5	5

External links

• Kenneth Gangnes at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation