Jörgen Brink (born March 10, 1974 in

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) is a retired

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and

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who has competed since 1994. He earned three bronze medals at the 2003

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(10 km + 10 km double pursuit, 50 km, and 4 × 10 km relay). Brink's best finish at the

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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

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, beating

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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

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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

World Championships

* 3 medals – (3 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 victory * 5 podiums

Team podiums

* 2 victories * 4 podiums

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brink, Jorgen 1974 births Living people People from Hudiksvall Municipality Cross-country skiers from Gävleborg County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Vasaloppet winners Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden Swedish male biathletes FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Hudiksvalls IF skiers