Tore Bjonviken Explained

Tore Bjonviken
Birth Date:2 January 1975
Club:Fossum IF
Seasons:10 – (19962005)
Wins:0
Teamwins:3
Totalpodiums:4
Teampodiums:6
Individual Starts:76
Team Starts:16
Wcoveralls:0 – (20th in 2001)
Wctitles:0
Show-Medals:yes

Tore Bjonviken (born 2 January 1975) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.

At the Junior World Ski Championships he achieved a tenth place in 1994, and a seventh place and a bronze medal in 1995. He made his World Cup debut in 1996, with a 57th and 45th place. In the 1996–97 he participated in a single World Cup race, nonetheless achieving a second place in the Sunne sprint in March 1997. His first top-30 placement in a distance race came in November 1997 at Beitostølen where he placed 25th.

Altogether, he made the top 10 twelve times in the World Cup, repeating his second place in a sprint once, and achieving two third places in 15 kilometre races. Bjonviken also competed in the World Ski Championships on one occasion, recording a 44th place at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003. His final World Cup outing came at the Holmenkollen ski festival in March 2005, when he contested the 50 km without finishing. Later that year he was diagnosed with cancer, but beat the disease in 2007. He attended the Norwegian Police University College.[1]

He represents the sports club Fossum IF.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
21 80
22 45 33
23 40 56 32
24 56 52 74
25 38 71 43 15
26 20 27
27 34 31
28 48 54
29 75 50
30 103 65

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1996–97 11 March 1997 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
2  1999–00 28 February 2000 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
3  2000–01 25 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 17 March 2001 Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
11995–9617 March 1996 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1stEstil / Andersen / Hetland
2  1999–00 8 December 1999 Asiago, Italy Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Estil
3 2000–0126 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stHjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hetland
4 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svartedal / Jevne / Hofstad
5 2002–038 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stAukland / Hetland / Alsgaard
6  2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Estil / Andresen / Bjørndalen

Notes and References

  1. News: Tore vant over kreften. Brenna. Tormod. 23 January 2006. Dagbladet. Norwegian. 6 April 2015.
  2. Web site: BJONVIKEN Tore . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 6 January 2020.