Espen Harald Bjerke

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Espen Harald Bjerke
Personal information
Born (1980-04-12) April 12, 1980 (age 45)
Sport
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
SportSkiing
Club Lillehammer SK
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (20012010)
Indiv. starts28
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts5
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (47th in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
U23 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Val di Fiemme15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 Štrbské Pleso4 × 10 km relay

Espen Harald Bjerke (born 12 April 1980) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Lillehammer SK.

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He took part in his first junior World Championship in 1999 where he came 13th. He made his World Cup debut in 2001 with a 20th place. His best World Cup placing is (as of 2007) a fourth place in 2005.

He had the record of highest VO2max (maximum amount of oxygen uptake) with 96.0 milliliter per kilogram per minute (7.3 liter/min, 76 kg body weight), set in 2005. [1] [2]

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 24 25

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintTour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2001 2099N/aN/aN/a
2002 2181N/aN/aN/a
2003 2275N/aN/aN/a
2004 23NCNCN/aN/a
2005 244727N/aN/a
2006 25NCNCN/aN/a
2007 2611265N/a
2008 2715793
2009 28NCNC
2010 2915098

References

  1. "VO2 max World Records".
  2. "FasterSkier.com – FasterSkier — All Things Nordic".
  3. "BJERKE Espen Harald". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.