Espen Harald Bjerke

Espen Harald Bjerke
Country Norway
Born (1980-04-12) April 12, 1980
Ski clubLillehammer SK
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (2001–2010)
Indiv. starts28
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts5
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (47th in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Val di Fiemme 15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 10 km relay

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 — — — —
2002 21 81 — — — —
2003 22 75 — — — —
2004 23 NC NC — — —
2005 24 47 27 — — —
2006 25 NC NC — — —
2007 26 112 65 — — —
2008 27 157 93 — — —
2009 28 NC NC — — —
2010 29 150 98 — — —

References

  1. ^ "VO2 max World Records".
  2. ^ "FasterSkier.com – FasterSkier — All Things Nordic".
  3. ^ "BJERKE Espen Harald". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.