Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset

Odd - Bjørn Hjelmeset (December 6, 1971 in Sandane, Norway ) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He was regarded as a specialist in the classic running style.

Hjelmeset won bronze at the 1999 World Cup over 10 km classic at the 2001 World Championships bronze over 15 km classic and gold in the relay as well as at the 2005 World Cup gold in the relay.

By the end of the 2006/07 season he scored eight World Cup victories, added ten more podiums. In the 1999/2000 season was Hjelmeset third in the overall World Cup standings. At the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo, he won jointly with Eldar Rønning, Lars Berger and Petter Northug the gold medal in the 4x10 km relay and became world champion over 50 km classic.

2007 Hjelmeset was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. He is also a successful athlete: In the Norwegian championships in 1996 and 1999, he came third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver Hjelmeset won jointly with Northug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby Berger and the silver medal in the relay race 4 x 10 km.

  • 2.1 Single
  • 2.2 Team

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

World Championships

World Cup

  • 8 wins in World Cup race
  • 3rd place overall and 2nd place sprint in the 1999/2000 season

World Cup wins

Singles

( DS ) = stage win in the course of Tour de Ski

Team

1 with Erling Jevne, Håvard Bjerkeli Tor Arne Hetland and 2 with Jens Arne Svartedal, Frode Estil and Tore Ruud Hofstad 3 with Jens Arne Svartedal, Kristen and Tore Ruud Hofstad Skjeldal 4 with Øystein Pettersen, Frode Estil and Petter Northug

Winter Olympic Games Nordic skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 2007–08 Tour de Ski Ramsau am Dachstein Lahti Oberstdorf Liberec Italy Finland Kristen Skjeldal List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Thorleif Haug Matti Raivio John Lindgren Per-Erik Hedlund Anselm Knuuttila Ole Stenen Veli Saarinen Elis Wiklund Nils-Joel Englund Pekka Niemi Lars Bergendahl Nils Karlsson Gunnar Eriksson Veikko Hakulinen Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Ivar Formo Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Martin Koukal Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Mikko Husu Eino Olkinuora Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Sture Grahn Toimi Alatalo Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Gert-Dietmar Klause Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Ove Aunli Alexander Zavyalov Terje Langli Sture Sivertsen Alois Stadlober Markus Gandler Christian Hoffmann Anders Aukland
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