Finn Christian "Finken" Jagge (4 April 1966 – 8 July 2020) was a Norwegian alpine skier.[1][2]
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| Born | 4 April 1966 Stabekk, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 2020 (aged 54) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Technical events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHe was the son of alpine skier Liv Jagge-Christiansen and tennis player Finn Dag Jagge.[3] In the World Cup he won seven slalom victories.[4] He also won the Norwegian Championship eight times.[5] His career highlight came with the gold medal in the slalom competition at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville.[6] He retired in 2000.[7] He trained the Norwegian women ski team from 2005 to 2007.[8] He worked for the Norwegian telecom company Ludo[9] and later as a Partner Headhunter for Dynamic People Headhunting in Oslo.[10][11] Jagge won the Norwegian reality TV show Mesternes Mester in 2011.[12] He was 54 years old, when he died after a short illness in July 2020. He was married to Trine-Lise Jagge and had two children.[13]
World Cup victories
edit| Date[14] | Location | Race |
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| 17 December 1991 | Slalom | |
| 9 January 1994 | Slalom | |
| 15 March 1997 | Slalom | |
| 15 December 1997 | Slalom | |
| 14 December 1998 | Slalom | |
| 28 February 1999 | Slalom | |
| 13 December 1999 | Slalom |
References
edit- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "1992 Olympic champion Finn Christian Jagge is dead at 54". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "JAGGE Finn Chr. – Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "JAGGE Finn Chr. – Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge, 1992 Olympic slalom champion, dies at 54". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Norway's Ex-Olympic Slalom Champion Jagge Dies". barrons.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Fra drapstrusler til Ludo". ba.no (in Norwegian). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge (54) er død". www.ifinnmark.no (in Norwegian). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge". dynamicpeople.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Esten O. Sæther (8 July 2020). "OL-mester Finn Christian Jagge er død: Når Mesternes mester plutselig dør". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Finn Christian Jagge (54) er død: OL-vinneren Finn Christian Jagge døde onsdag, 54 år gammel". tv2.no (in Norwegian). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "JAGGE Finn Chr. - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
External links
edit- Finn Christian Jagge at FIS (alpine)
- Finn Christian Jagge at Olympedia
- Finn Christian Jagge at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database