Tore Bjonviken

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

Tore Bjonviken
Country Norway
Born (1975-01-02) January 2, 1975
Ski clubFossum IF
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (1996–2005)
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  Norway
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Breitenwang4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1993 Gällivare30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1993 Gällivare4 × 10 km relay

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 
20032844—————

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
19962180————
19972245———33
19982340—56—32
19992456—52—74
20002538—714315
20012620———27
20022734———31
20032848———54
2004297550——NC
20053010365———

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

Team podiums
  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11995–9617 March 1996Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stEstil / Andersen / Hetland
2 1999–00 8 December 1999Italy Asiago, ItalyTeam Sprint FWorld Cup2ndEstil
32000–0126 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hetland
4 2001–02 10 March 2002Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSvartedal / Jevne / Hofstad
52002–038 December 2002Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stAukland / Hetland / Alsgaard
6 2003–04 23 November 2003Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdEstil / Andresen / Bjørndalen

References
  1. "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.


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