Jörgen Brink

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
Jörgen Brink in Holmenkollen, March 2007
Country Sweden
Full namePer Jörgen Brink
Born (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974
Delsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden
Ski clubDelsbo IF
World Cup career
Seasons1995–2007, 2011
Individual wins1
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts106
Team starts25
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2003)
Discipline titles0
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
Total 0 0 3
World Championships
2003 Val di Fiemme10 km + 10 km double pursuit
2003 Val di Fiemme50 km freestyle
2003 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1994 Breitenwang4 × 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 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.[1]

On 18 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km  Pursuit   30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200228————24—N/A
200632—30N/A51———

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200127————19—N/A
200329—Bronze—Bronze—BronzeN/A
200531—52N/A—27——

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
199521NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
199622NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
199723NCN/ANCN/A—N/AN/AN/A
199824NCN/ANCN/A—N/AN/AN/A
19992586N/A53N/A—N/AN/AN/A
20002662N/A39NC38N/AN/AN/A
200127NCN/AN/AN/A—N/AN/AN/A
20022816N/AN/AN/A8N/AN/AN/A
200329N/AN/AN/A4N/AN/AN/A
2004302246N/AN/A8N/AN/AN/A
20053130NCN/AN/A13N/AN/AN/A
2006325852N/AN/A41N/AN/AN/A
200733NCNCN/AN/ANCN/A45N/A
201137NCNCN/AN/A————

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

Team podiums
  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11998–9929 November 1998 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson
2 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndLindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson
32002–0323 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stCarlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren
4 2003–04 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Högberg / Fredriksson

References
  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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