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.
On 18 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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 standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1995 21 1996 22 1997 23 — 1998 24 — 1999 25 86 53 — 2000 26 62 39 38 2001 27 — 2002 28 16 8 2003 29 4 2004 30 22 46 8 2005 31 30 13 2006 32 58 52 41 2007 33 45 2011 37 — — — —
Individual podiums 1 victory 5 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2001–02 13 March 2002 Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd2 2002–03 12 January 2003 Otepää, Estonia 30 km Mass Start C World Cup1st3 12 February 2003 Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd4 22 March 2003 Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd5 2003–04 5 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2rd
Team podiums 2 victories 4 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates11998–99 29 November 1998 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup1st Fredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson 2 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson32002–03 23 March 2003 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup1st Carlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren4 2003–04 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Larsson / Högberg / Fredriksson
References
External links Official website