Tom André Hilde (; born 22 September 1987) is a Norwegian former
ski jumper
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Career
Having first competed with the Norwegian World Cup team in 2006, he won two silver medals in the team large hill event at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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2007,
2009
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Hilde also won a bronze medal in the team event at the
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008
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in
Oberstdorf
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. Hilde currently holds five World Cup victories in all events since 2007. His best overall world cup result is a fourth place in the 2007/2008 season. Hilde currently lives in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
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Norway
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World Cup
Standings
Wins
References
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1987 births
Living people
Norwegian male ski jumpers
People from Asker
Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic ski jumpers of Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
21st-century Norwegian people