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Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jörgen Brink (born March 10, 1974, in Delsbo, Hälsingland) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete who has competed since 1994. He earned three bronze medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme (10 km + 10 km double pursuit, 50 km, and 4 × 10 km relay).
Jörgen Brink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Per Jörgen Brink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Delsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden | 10 March 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Delsbo IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 14 – (1995–2007, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brink's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a 24th in the individual sprint in 2002. He won eleven FIS races from 1995 to 2006 at all distances. On March 7, 2010, he won the 90 km ski marathon race Vasaloppet, beating Daniel Tynell to the finishing line by a very narrow margin. Brink's winning time was 4 hours, 2 minutes and 59 seconds. On March 6, 2011, he won Vasaloppet again, beating Stanislav Řezáč by one second. His winning time was 3 hours, 51 minutes and 51 seconds. In 2012, he set a new Vasaloppet record by 16 seconds, winning at 3 hours, 38 minutes and 41 seconds. It was his third consecutive Vasaloppet win.[1]
On 18 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.[2]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
1995 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1996 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1997 | 23 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
1998 | 24 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
1999 | 25 | 86 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
2000 | 26 | 62 | — | 39 | NC | 38 | — | — | — |
2001 | 27 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2002 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
2003 | 29 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
2004 | 30 | 22 | 46 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
2005 | 31 | 30 | NC | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
2006 | 32 | 58 | 52 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — |
2007 | 33 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | — | 45 | — |
2011 | 37 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2001–02 | 13 March 2002 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
2 | 2002–03 | 12 January 2003 | Otepää, Estonia | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st |
3 | 12 February 2003 | Reit im Winkl, Germany | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
4 | 22 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |
5 | 2003–04 | 5 March 2004 | Lahti, Finland | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2rd |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1998–99 | 29 November 1998 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Fredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson |
2 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson |
3 | 2002–03 | 23 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Carlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren |
4 | 2003–04 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Högberg / Fredriksson |
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