Espen Harald Bjerke

Espen Harald Bjerke (born 12 April 1980) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Lillehammer SK.

He took part in his first junior World Championship in 1999 where he came 13th. He made his World Cup debut in 2001 with a 20th place. His best World Cup placing is (as of 2007) a fourth place in 2005.

He had the record of highest VO2max (maximum amount of oxygen uptake) with 96.0 milliliter per kilogram per minute (7.3 liter/min, 76 kg body weight), set in 2005.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2005 24 — 25 — — — —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2001 20 99 — 2002 21 81 — 2003 22 75 — 2004 23 — 2005 24 47 27 — 2006 25 — 2007 26 112 65 — — 2008 27 157 93 — — — 2009 28 — — — 2010 29 150 98 — — —