Jens Byggmark


Jens Byggmark is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who specialised in the technical events of slalom and [Giant Slalom skiing|slalom skiing|giant slalom].
Byggmark was born in Örebro but was raised in Tärnaby. He raced for Tärna IK Fjällvinden, the world's most successful ski club. He made his debut in the European Cup in 2005.
Byggmark has Sámi roots on his mother's side. He has two children, a daughter and a son, together with his wife, Michaela Delér.
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World Cup

Byggmark made his World Cup debut in 2005, and has won two slalom events, both during the 2007 season, on successive days at Kitzbühel, Austria. Two days later, he placed second in the slalom at Schladming, Austria.
After having struggled for some years with poor results and bad starting positions, Byggmark made a strong comeback during the 2011 season and for two seasons he had a place in the first start group. In September 2013, he suffered a knee injury and missed the 2014 season, including the [Alpine skiing at the 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014 Winter Olympics|Olympic Games].

World Cup results

Race podiums

  • 2 wins –
  • 8 podiums –
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200727 Jan 2007Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
200728 Jan 2007Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
200730 Jan 2007Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd
20089 Dec 2007Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaSlalom2nd
200812 Jan 2008Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
200820 Jan 2008Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd
201311 Nov 2012Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
201522 Dec 2014Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd