Jörgen Brink


Jörgen Brink 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.
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 March 7, 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 March 6, 2011 he won Vasaloppet again, beating Stanislav Řezáč by 1 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.

Olympic Games

World Championships

Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
20012719
200329BronzeBronzeBronze
2005315227

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12001–0213 March 2002 Oslo, Norway1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
22002–0312 January 2003 Otepää, Estonia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
32002–0312 February 2003 Reit im Winkl, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
42002–0322 March 2003 Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
52003–045 March 2004 Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11998–9929 November 1998 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson
2 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndLindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson
32002–0323 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stCarlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren
4 2003–04 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Högberg / Fredriksson