Steve Collins (ski jumper)

Steve Collins ( born March 13, 1964 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a former Canadian ski jumper. Collins is a member of the Ojibwa nation.

Career

Collins made ​​the first time on December 27, 1979 at the Italian Cortina d'Ampezzo attention to himself, as he was able to prove in his first World Cup competition equal rank 10. It was founded in 1980 in Örnsköldsvik junior world champion on the normal hill. At the Ski Jumping World Cup, he participated from the 1979/80 season. On March 9, 1980, he was, just before his 16th birthday, winning the jump on the large hill in Lahti. He is the youngest winner of a World Cup competition ever. In addition to this victory, he was third twice in the World Cup, and reached 18 other top - 10 finishes. His last World Cup competition he graduated in December 1991.

Achievements

World Cup wins

World Cup rankings

Trivia

  • Collins jumped at the start of his World Cup career always without goggles, which was, at that time quite unusual.
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