Torgeir Bjørn Explained

Torgeir Bjørn
Birth Date:9 March 1964
Birth Place:Alvdal, Norway
Club:Alvdal IL
Seasons:7 – (19861992)
Teamwins:1
Totalpodiums:0
Teampodiums:2
Individual Starts:11
Team Starts:2
Wcoveralls:0 – (16th in 1990)

Torgeir Bjørn (born 9 March 1964) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.

He represented Alvdal IL.[1] He is a son of Kristian Bjørn. He finished eleventh in the 50 km race at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[2] He also had top-ten finishes in the World Cup.

He later became known as a sports commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km  15 km 
 classical 
 15 km 
 freestyle 
 30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
22 27
24 35

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
22
23 50
24 29
25 46
26 16
27
28

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup 2nd Dæhlie / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
217 March 1988 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup 1stMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Alvdal Idrettslag. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 5 March 2009.
  2. Web site: Kristian Bjørn. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034912/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/kristian-bjorn-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 26 February 2009.
  3. News: Ekspert-veldet. Kirkebøen. Stein Erik. 5 January 2009. Aftenposten. Norwegian. 16 January 2009.
  4. Web site: BJOERN Torgeir . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 10 November 2019.