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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 11 February 2024. |
Biography
editHe hails from Trondheim and represents the club Byåsen IL.[1]
Career
editGraabak 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
editOlympic Games
editYear | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
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2014 | — | Gold | Gold |
2018 | 18 | 10 | Silver |
2022 | Silver | Gold | Gold |
World Championship
editYear | 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)