Tommy "Tiger'n" Ingebrigtsen (born 8 August 1977 in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

) is a former Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 ski jumper who represented Byåsen

Byåsen I.L.

Byåsen Idrettslag is a multi-sport club from Trondheim, Norway. It has sections for association football , athletics, handball , orienteering, Nordic skiing and cycling.-General history:The club was founded on 30 October 1921, and the three clubs Byåsen IL, Byåsen FK...

 in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

. He won the large hill competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

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 at only 17 years of age. Ingebrigtsen also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a bronze in the team large hill

Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...

 event at Turin

Turin

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 in 2006

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

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Tommy, himself a rock guitarist, is the son of musician Dag Ingebrigtsen

Dag Ingebrigtsen

Dag Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. He got his breakthrough in 1980 with the rock band The Kids, who had the hit "Forelska i lærer'n" . After his success with The Kids, he fronted the Norwegian hard rock band TNT...

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Sports Results

• 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 took place 9–19 March 1995 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe...
  
   - Gold: Individual large hill
• 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18-March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time . The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to...
  
  - Silver: Individual normal hill, Bronze: Team large hill
• 2006 Winter Olympics
  2006 Winter Olympics
  The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
  
  - Bronze: Team large hill