Espen Bjervig

Espen Bjervig (born June 30, 1972) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau and earned his best individual finish of eight in the 10 km event in those same championships.

Espen Bjervig
Country Norway
Born (1972-06-30) June 30, 1972
Nøtterøy, Norway
Ski clubOseberg Skilag
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (1995–2003)
Individual wins1
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums6
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts64
Team starts10
Overall titles0 – (7th in 1999)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1999 Ramsau4 × 10 km relay

Bjervig also won four races of distances up to 15 km from 1997 to 2004. In June 2018, he was appointed as the Norwegian Ski Federation's managing director of cross-country. He had previously worked as sales director for a number of companies and as a marketing director for the Norwegian Ski Federation. Bjervig graduated from the BI Norwegian Business School in 1998, with a Master's degree in Finance.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1999268—14———Silver
200128——DNF————

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199522NC———
199623NC———
19972468NC—50
1998258559——
199926723—4
200027813179
20012850——35
20022922——29
20033051——42

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 6 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1998–99 13 December 1998Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
25 January 1999Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
39 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
4 1999–00 11 December 1999Italy Sappada, Italy5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
518 December 1999Switzerland Davos, Switzerland30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
627 December 1999Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11998–9920 December 1998Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJevne / Dæhlie / Hetland
226 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndJevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard
321 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stEstil / Aukland / Hjelmeset
4 1999–00 28 November 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndSkjeldal / Alsgaard / Hetland
519 December 1999Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stHjelmeset / Jevne / Estil
6 2000–01 26 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSørgård / Aukland / Leithe
7 2002–03 8 December 2002Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHjelmeset / Estil / Skjeldal

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Espen Bjervig ny langrennssjef" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ski Federation. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "BJERVIG Espen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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