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

Tore Bjonviken
Country Norway
Born (1975-01-02) January 2, 1975 (age 49)
Ski clubFossum IF
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (19962005)
Starts76
Podiums4
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Breitenwang 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gällivare 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gällivare 4 × 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 edit

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

World Championships edit

 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
2003 28 44

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1996 21 80
1997 22 45 33
1998 23 40 56 32
1999 24 56 52 74
2000 25 38 71 43 15
2001 26 20 27
2002 27 34 31
2003 28 48 54
2004 29 75 50 NC
2005 30 103 65

Individual podiums edit

  • 4 podiums (4 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1996–97  11 March 1997   Sunne, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
2  1999–00  28 February 2000   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
3  2000–01  25 November 2000   Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 17 March 2001   Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums edit

  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1995–96 17 March 1996   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Estil / Andersen / Hetland
2  1999–00  8 December 1999   Asiago, Italy Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Estil
3 2000–01 26 November 2000   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hetland
4  2001–02  10 March 2002   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svartedal / Jevne / Hofstad
5 2002–03 8 December 2002   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Aukland / Hetland / Alsgaard
6  2003–04  23 November 2003   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Estil / Andresen / Bjørndalen

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "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.