Jörgen Brink (born March 10, 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 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 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.

Jörgen Brink

On 18 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.

Jörgen Brink

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Jörgen Brink

Olympic Games

World Championships

3 medals – (3 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

1 victory

5 podiums

Team podiums

2 victories

4 podiums

References

External links

Official website

1974 births

Living people

People from Hudiksvall Municipality

Cross-country skiers from Gävleborg County

Swedish male cross-country skiers

Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Vasaloppet winners

Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden

Swedish male biathletes

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing

Hudiksvalls IF skiers