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| cityofbirth = Orkdal | countryofbirth = Norway | height = | club = Orkdal IL / Trønderhopp | skis = Fischer | personalbest = 230.5 m (Planica) | seasons = 1993- | wins = 11 | podiums = 21 | totalpodiums = 32 | updated = August 2007 }}

Roar Ljøkelsøy (born May 31, 1976 in Orkdal) is a world-class Norwegian ski jumper. Ljøkelsøy's early career wasn't particularly brilliant. While considered almost flawless technically, he didn't win an individual World Cup event until January 25, 2003, at age 26. However, he was very consistent at a high level in both 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons, always finishing second in the World Cup table behind Finland's Janne Ahonen. In 2003/2004, he won 7 out of the last 11 World Cup competitions, finishing 10 points short of Ahonen. In addition to winning 10 individual and 3 team World Cup competitions, he became the individual ski-flying world champion in Planica in 2004. In the same event, Ljøkelsøy also won the team event with fellow teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Sigurd Pettersen. At the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won a silver medal in the individual large hill and a bronze medal in the team large hill. In 2006, Ljøkelsøy retained his ski-flying world championship in Kulm, Bad Mitterndorf, winning with over 20 points to the next competitor, despite being sick. The next day, he led the Norwegian team to another Ski-flying World Championship in the Team event, together with his teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Lars Bystøl. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, Ljøkelsøy won a silver in the team large hill and a bronze in the individual large hill.
   Ljøkelsøy also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2004.
   His personal best ski jump is 230.5 metres, achieved in Planica in March 2005. This is the worlds 7th longest ski jump.
   In April 2004 his long-time girlfriend gave birth to Sokrates.

Honors

Olympics

Bronze, Individual normal hill 2006 Turin
Bronze, Team large hill 2006 Turin

World Championships

Silver, Individual large hill: 2005 Oberstdorf

Silver, Team large hill: 2007 Sapporo

Bronze, Team large hill: 2005 Oberstdorf

Bronze, Individual large hill: 2007 Sapporo
Ski-flying World Championships

Gold, Individual competition, Planica 2004

Gold, Team event, Planica 2004

Gold, Individual competition, Kulm 2006

Gold, Team event, Kulm 2006
Ski jumping World Cup
Over-all:
runner-up 2003/2004
runner-up 2004/2005
Single wins: 11

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