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Björn Kircheisen (also spelled Bjoern; born 6 August 1983 in Erlabrunn) is a German former nordic combined skier. He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).
Björn Kircheisen | |
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Born | Erlabrunn, DDR | 6 August 1983
Ski club | WSV Johanngeorgenstadt |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2003-2018 |
Starts | 281 |
Podiums | 45 |
Wins | 17 |
Medal record |
Kircheisen also won ten medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with eight silvers (10 km individual large hill: 2009, 15 km individual: 2005, 4 x 5 km team: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) and two bronze (7.5 km sprint: 2007). He also won the Nordic combined 7.5 km sprint event at the 2006 Holmenkollen ski festival.
At the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, he won six gold medals, the most by any athlete in history.
External links
edit- Official website
- Bjoern Kircheisen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Bjoern Kircheisen at Olympics.com
- Björn Kircheisen at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Björn Kircheisen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) (in Norwegian)