Timo André Bakken (born 21 March 1989) is a
Norwegian cross-country skier
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.
Career
He won a silver medal in the sprint race at the 2009 Junior World Ski Championships. He made his
World Cup
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debut in March 2008 in
Drammen
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, and collected his first World Cup points in March 2009 in
Trondheim
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. A 27th place in November 2009 in
Kuusamo
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followed.
He represents the sports club
Mjøndalen IF
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,
[ and lives in ]Skotselv
Skotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population (2005) is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line.
History
Sko ...
.Petter Northug
Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze ...
and Emil Jönsson. However, in 2013 Ludvig Søgnen Jensen
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beat his record.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 1 podium – (1 )
References
1989 births
Living people
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
People from Buskerud
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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