Jørgen Nyland Graabak (born 26 April 1991) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier. With four victories, he has won more Olympic gold medals in the sport than any other athlete.
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Jørgen Nyland Graabak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Melhus, Norway | 26 April 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Byåsen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 11 February 2024. |
Biography edit
He hails from Trondheim and represents the club Byåsen IL.[1]
Career edit
Graabak has six world cup victories. He competed for Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After not participating in the Normal Hill race, he replaced Mikko Kokslien in the large hill event and won gold, having placed 6th after the jumping stage. In the Men's Nordic combined relay, he won a second gold, racing Norway's final leg.[citation needed]
He was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2022.[2]
Record edit
Olympic Games edit
Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
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2014 | — | Gold | Gold |
2018 | 18 | 10 | Silver |
2022 | Silver | Gold | Gold |
World Championship edit
Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team NH | Team sprint LH |
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2013 | 38 | — | Silver | — |
2015 | 8 | 24 | Silver | — |
2017 | 11 | 22 | Silver | — |
2019 | 9 | DNS2 | Gold | — |
2021 | 9 | 14 | Gold | — |
2023 | 8 | 8 | Gold | — |
References edit
- ^ "FIS bio". Data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links edit
- Jørgen Graabak at FIS (Nordic combined)
- Jørgen Graabak at Olympics.com
- Jørgen Graabak at Olympedia
- Jørgen Graabak at Team Norway (in Norwegian)