Jörgen Brink

Jörgen Brink
Jörgen Brink in Holmenkollen, 2007
Full name Per Jörgen Brink
Born (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974
Delsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden
Ski club Delsbo IF
World Cup career
Seasons 1995–2010
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 5
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 0 3
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 0 4
World Championships
2003 Val di Fiemme10 km + 10 km double pursuit
2003 Val di Fiemme50 km freestyle
2003 Val di Fiemme4 x 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1994 Breitenwang4 × 10 km relay

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).

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 1 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.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12001–0213 March 2002Norway Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
22002–0312 January 2003Estonia Otepää, Estonia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
312 February 2003Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
422 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
52003–045 March 2004Finland Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11998–9929 November 1998Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stFredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson
2 2001–02 27 November 2001Finland Kuopio, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndLindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson
32002–0323 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stCarlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren
4 2003–04 22 February 2004Sweden Umeå, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Högberg / Fredriksson

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : BRINK Joergen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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