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).

Jörgen Brink
Jörgen Brink in Holmenkollen, March 2007
Country	Sweden
Full name	Per Jörgen Brink
Born	(1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 51) Delsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden
Ski club	Delsbo IF
World Cup career
Seasons	14 – (1995–2007, 2011)
Indiv. starts	106
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	25
Team podiums	4
Team wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 2003)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km + 10 km double pursuit 2003 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1994 Breitenwang 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.^[1]

On 18 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

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 standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1995	21	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	22	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	23	NC	—	NC	—	—	—	—	—
1998	24	NC	—	NC	—	—	—	—	—
1999	25	86	—	53	—	—	—	—	—
2000	26	62	—	39	NC	38	—	—	—
2001	27	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	28	16	—	—	—	8	—	—	—
2003	29		—	—	—	4	—	—	—
2004	30	22	46	—	—	8	—	—	—
2005	31	30	NC	—	—	13	—	—	—
2006	32	58	52	—	—	41	—	—	—
2007	33	NC	NC	—	—	NC	—	45	—
2011	37	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 5 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2001–02	13 March 2002	Oslo, Norway	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
2	2002–03	12 January 2003	Otepää, Estonia	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
3		12 February 2003	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
4		22 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
5	2003–04	5 March 2004	Lahti, Finland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2rd

Team podiums

• 2 victories
• 4 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1998–99	29 November 1998	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Fredriksson / Bergström / Elofsson
2	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Lindgren / Fredriksson / Elofsson
3	2002–03	23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Carlsson / Fredriksson / Södergren
4	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Larsson / Högberg / Fredriksson