Torgeir Bjørn

Torgeir Bjørn
Country Norway
Born (1964-03-09) 9 March 1964
Alvdal Municipality, Norway
Ski clubAlvdal IL
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1986–1992)
Indiv. starts11
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts2
Team podiums2
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (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.[2] He finished eleventh in the 50 km race at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[2] He also had top-ten finishes in the World Cup.[3]

He later became known as a sports commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1988 24 — — 11 —

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1989 22 — — 27 — — —
1991 24 — — 35 — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1986 22 NC
1987 23 50
1988 24 29
1989 25 46
1990 26 16
1991 27 NC
1992 28 NC

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1987–88  13 March 1988 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Dæhlie / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang
2 17 March 1988 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Ulvang

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Alvdal Idrettslag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristian Bjørn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "BJOERN Torgeir". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ Kirkebøen, Stein Erik (5 January 2009). "Ekspert-veldet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.


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