Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Explained

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Fullname:Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Birth Date:6 December 1971
Birth Place:Vereide, Norway
Club:Fjellhug/Vereide IL
Seasons:20 – (19932012)
Wins:9
Totalpodiums:21
Teamwins:8
Teampodiums:17
Individual Starts:140
Team Starts:30
Wcoveralls:0 – (3rd in 2000)
Wctitles:0
Medals-Expand:no

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born 6 December 1971 in Nordfjordeid) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2012.

A classical technique specialist, Hjelmeset's biggest success is the gold medal in the 50 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won eight medals (all in the classical style). This includes five gold medals (50 km: 2007, 4 × 10 km relay: 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009) and three bronze medals (1999: 10 km, 2001: 15 km, and 2005: 50 km).

Hjelmeset has also competed on the national level in athletics, and won the bronze medal at the Norwegian championships in the 3000 metre steeplechase in 1996 and 1999.[1]

The 2007 season was Hjelmeset's best. He won two gold medals at the World Championships in Sapporo, then a World Cup race in Lahti, before winning the 50 km individual start in Holmenkollen where he had won the sprint event in 2000. Hjelmeset was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 2007 (Shared with Frode Estil, King Harald V, and Queen Sonja).

He retired after he failed to qualify for the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. He last World Cup race was the 50 kilometre at the 2012 Holmenkollen Ski Festival, where he finished 52nd.[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 
30
34
38

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
27 Bronze17 28
29 Bronze5 Gold
31 10 8
33
35
37

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
21 100
22
23 77
24 48
25 38 34 46
26 20 11 27
27 17 29 11
28 17 5
29 5 13
30 25 74
31 25 26
32 35 34 26
33 14 17 19
34 18 39 14
35 5 16
36 18 12 40 22
37 72 45
38 98 57
39 124 76
40

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1997–98 13 March 1998 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual CWorld Cup 2nd
2  1998–99 22 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual CWorld Championships 3rd
3 1999–0027 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st
4 27 December 1999 Engelberg, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup 3rd
5 28 February 2000 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st
6 8 March 2000 Oslo, Norway 1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st
7 17 March 2000 Bormio, Italy 10 km Individual CWorld Cup 2nd
8 2000–0125 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st
9 20 December 2000 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual CWorld Cup 3rd
10 1 February 2001 Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st
11  2003–04 18 February 2004 Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint CWorld Cup 3rd
12  2004–05 13 February 2005 Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup 2nd
13 12 March 2005 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual CWorld Cup 3rd
14 2005–0622 January 2006 Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st
15  2006–07 25 November 2006 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup 2nd
16 27 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 3rd
17 11 March 2007 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st
18 17 March 2007 Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st
19  2007–08 8 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual CWorld Cup 2nd
20 28 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4.5 km Individual CStage World Cup 3rd
21 5 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup 1st
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 1996–97 9 March 1997 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Skaanes / Sørgård / Alsgaard
2 1998–99 10 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jevne / Jermstad / Hetland
3 21 March 1999 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1stEstil / Bjervig / Aukland
4 1999–0019 December 1999 Davos, Switzerland 4 x 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st
5 13 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 ×10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stJevne / Skjeldal / Alsgaard
6 2000–0126 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stBjonviken / Skjeldal / Hetland
7 2001–0224 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stJevne / Bjerkeli / Hetland
8 2002–03 8 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Estil / Skjeldal / Bjervig
9 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Svartedal / Berger / Hofstad
10 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Estil / Skjeldal / Hofstad
11 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup 3rd Svartedal
12 2004–0512 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stSvartedal / Estil / Hofstad
13 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stSvartedal / Skjeldal / Hofstad
14 2005–06 15 January 2006 Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svartedal / Gjerdalen / Hofstad
15 2006–0725 March 2007 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stPettersen / Estil / Northug
16 2007–08 23 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rønning / Eilifsen / Gjerdalen
17 24 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Svartedal / Østensen / Gjerdalen

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m3000h.htm Norwegian championships in 3000 metre steeplechase
  2. News: Hoff . Jørgen B. . Rønning vant femmila i Holmenkollen . . 22 December 2018 . no . 10 March 2012.
  3. Web site: HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 6 January 2020.