Jörgen Brink


Jörgen Brink 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.
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).

World Championships

  • 3 medals –
Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
20012719
200329BronzeBronzeBronze
2005315227

World Cup

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12001–0213 March 2002

Team podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11998–9929 November 1998