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 – (1995–2007, 2011)
Indiv. starts106
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins1
Team starts25
Team podiums4
Team wins2
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

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 
2002 28 — — — — 24 — —
2006 32 — 30 — 51 — — —

World Championships

  • 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

Season standings

 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

  • 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

  • 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

  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.