Espen Harald Bjerke
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| Born | April 12, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lillehammer SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2001–2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (47th in 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Espen Harald Bjerke (born 12 April 1980) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Lillehammer SK.
He took part in his first junior World Championship in 1999 where he came 13th. He made his World Cup debut in 2001 with a 20th place. His best World Cup placing is (as of 2007) a fourth place in 2005.
He had the record of highest VO2max (maximum amount of oxygen uptake) with 96.0 milliliter per kilogram per minute (7.3 liter/min, 76 kg body weight), set in 2005.[1][2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2001 | 20 | 99 | N/a | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2002 | 21 | 81 | N/a | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2003 | 22 | 75 | N/a | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2004 | 23 | NC | NC | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2005 | 24 | 47 | 27 | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2006 | 25 | NC | NC | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2007 | 26 | 112 | 65 | — | — | N/a |
| 2008 | 27 | 157 | 93 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 150 | 98 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "VO2 max World Records".
- ^ "FasterSkier.com – FasterSkier — All Things Nordic".
- ^ "BJERKE Espen Harald". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Espen Harald Bjerke at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- "Team Vraka" (Aftenposten, 2006)