Tore Bjonviken

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Tore Bjonviken
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1975-01-02) January 2, 1975 (age 46)
Ski club Fossum IF
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (19962005)
Individual wins0
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts76
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1994 Breitenwang4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1993 Gällivare30 km freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1993 Gällivare4 × 10 km relay

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

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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. [1]

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. [1] Later that year he was diagnosed with cancer, but beat the disease in 2007. He attended the Norwegian Police University College. [2]

He represents the sports club Fossum IF. [1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
2003 2844

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1996 2180N/AN/AN/AN/A
1997 2245N/AN/A33
1998 2340N/A56N/A32
1999 2456N/A52N/A74
2000 2538N/A714315
2001 2620N/AN/AN/A27
2002 2734N/AN/AN/A31
2003 2848N/AN/AN/A54
2004 297550N/AN/ANC
2005 3010365N/AN/A

Individual podiums

  • 4 podiums (4 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1996–97  11 March 1997 Flag of Sweden.svg Sunne, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2  1999–00  28 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
3  2000–01  25 November 2000 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
417 March 2001 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 1995–96 17 March 1996 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1st Estil / Andersen / Hetland
2  1999–00  8 December 1999 Flag of Italy.svg Asiago, ItalyTeam Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Estil
3 2000–01 26 November 2000 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hetland
4  2001–02  10 March 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Svartedal / Jevne / Hofstad
5 2002–03 8 December 2002 Flag of Switzerland.svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Aukland / Hetland / Alsgaard
6  2003–04  23 November 2003 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Estil / Andresen / Bjørndalen

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BJONVIKEN Tore". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Brenna, Tormod (23 January 2006). "Tore vant over kreften". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 April 2015.