Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset during the Royal Palace Sprint in Stockholm, Sweden in March 2007
Country Norway
Full nameOdd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Born (1971-12-06) 6 December 1971 (age 53)
Vereide, Norway
Ski clubFjellhug/Vereide IL
World Cup career
Seasons20 – (1993–2012)
Indiv. starts140
Indiv. podiums21
Indiv. wins9
Team starts30
Team podiums17
Team wins8
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 50 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 50 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 50 km classical
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Reit im Winkl 4 × 10 km relay

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born 6 December 1971 in Nordfjordeid) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2012.

A classical technique specialist, Hjelmeset's biggest success is the gold medal in the 50 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won eight medals (all in the classical style). This includes five gold medals (50 km: 2007, 4 × 10 km relay: 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009) and three bronze medals (1999: 10 km, 2001: 15 km, and 2005: 50 km).

Hjelmeset has also competed on the national level in athletics, and won the bronze medal at the Norwegian championships in the 3000 metre steeplechase in 1996 and 1999.[1]

The 2007 season was Hjelmeset's best. He won two gold medals at the World Championships in Sapporo, then a World Cup race in Lahti, before winning the 50 km individual start in Holmenkollen where he had won the sprint event in 2000. Hjelmeset was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 2007 (Shared with Frode Estil, King Harald V, and Queen Sonja).

He retired after he failed to qualify for the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. He last World Cup race was the 50 kilometre at the 2012 Holmenkollen Ski Festival, where he finished 52nd.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2002 30 20 — — Bronze — — —
2006 34 27 — — — — 5 —
2010 38 — — — 17 — Silver —

World Championships

  • 8 medals – (5 gold, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1999 27 Bronze — 17 — 28 — — —
2001 29 — Bronze — — 5 — Gold —
2003 31 — 10 DNF 8 — — — —
2005 33 — — DNF — Bronze 5 Gold —
2007 35 — — — — Gold 7 Gold —
2009 37 — 15 — — — — Gold —

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
1993 21 100 — — — — — — —
1994 22 NC — — — — — — —
1995 23 77 — — — — — — —
1996 24 48 — — — — — — —
1997 25 38 — 34 — 46 — — —
1998 26 20 — 11 — 27 — — —
1999 27 17 — 29 — 11 — — —
2000 28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — 17 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — —
2001 29 5 — — — 13 — — —
2002 30 25 — — — 74 — — —
2003 31 25 — — — 26 — — —
2004 32 35 34 — — 26 — — —
2005 33 14 17 — — 19 — — —
2006 34 18 39 — — 14 — — —
2007 35 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — 16 — DNF —
2008 36 18 12 — — 40 — 22 —
2009 37 72 45 — — NC — — —
2010 38 98 57 — — NC — — —
2011 39 124 76 — — — — — —
2012 40 NC NC — — — — — —

Individual podiums

  • 9 victories (8 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 21 podiums (19 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1997–98  13 March 1998 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
2  1998–99  22 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
3 1999–00 27 November 1999 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
4 27 December 1999 Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
5 28 February 2000 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
6 8 March 2000 Norway Oslo, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
7 17 March 2000 Italy Bormio, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
8 2000–01 25 November 2000 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
9 20 December 2000 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10 1 February 2001 Italy Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
11  2003–04  18 February 2004 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
12  2004–05  13 February 2005 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
13 12 March 2005 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
14 2005–06 22 January 2006 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
15  2006–07  25 November 2006 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
16 27 January 2007 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
17 11 March 2007 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
18 17 March 2007 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 1st
19  2007–08  8 December 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
20 28 December 2007 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4.5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
21 5 January 2008 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Team podiums

  • 8 victories (8 RL)
  • 17 podiums (16 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  1996–97  9 March 1997 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Skaanes / Sørgård / Alsgaard
2  1998–99  10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jevne / Jermstad / Hetland
3 21 March 1999 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Estil / Bjervig / Aukland
4 1999–00 19 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 x 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Jevne / Bjervig / Estil
5 13 January 2000 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 ×10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jevne / Skjeldal / Alsgaard
6 2000–01 26 November 2000 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Bjonviken / Skjeldal / Hetland
7 2001–02 24 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jevne / Bjerkeli / Hetland
8  2002–03  8 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Estil / Skjeldal / Bjervig
9  2003–04  23 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Svartedal / Berger / Hofstad
10 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Estil / Skjeldal / Hofstad
11 6 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Svartedal
12 2004–05 12 December 2004 Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Svartedal / Estil / Hofstad
13 20 March 2005 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Svartedal / Skjeldal / Hofstad
14  2005–06  15 January 2006 Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svartedal / Gjerdalen / Hofstad
15 2006–07 25 March 2007 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Pettersen / Estil / Northug
16  2007–08  23 November 2007 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rønning / Eilifsen / Gjerdalen
17 24 February 2008 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Svartedal / Østensen / Gjerdalen

References

  1. ^ Norwegian championships in 3000 metre steeplechase Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Hoff, Jørgen B. (10 March 2012). "Rønning vant femmila i Holmenkollen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ "HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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