Jörgen Brink

Jörgen Brink
Jörgen Brink in Holmenkollen, March 2007
Country Sweden
Full namePer Jörgen Brink
Born (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 50)
Delsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden
Ski clubDelsbo IF
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (19952007, 2011)
Starts106
Podiums5
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2003)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km + 10 km
double pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Breitenwang 4 × 10 km relay

Jörgen Brink (born 10 March 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).

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 7 March 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 6 March 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]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 28 24
2006 32 30 51

World Championships

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  • 3 medals – (3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001 27 19
2003 29 Bronze Bronze Bronze
2005 31 52 27

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2001–02 13 March 2002 Norway Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2 2002–03 12 January 2003 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
3 12 February 2003 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 22 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
5 2003–04 5 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2rd

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1998–99 29 November 1998 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Fredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson
2  2001–02  27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson
3 2002–03 23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Carlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren
4  2003–04  22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Larsson / Högberg / Fredriksson

References

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  1. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jörgen Brink slutar" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "BRINK Joergen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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