Jörgen Brink

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

Team podiums 2 victories 4 podiums