Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Full name	Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Born	(1971-12-06) December 6, 1971 Nordfjordeid, Norway
Ski club	Fjellhug/Vereide IL
World Cup career
Seasons	1993–2011
Individual wins	8
Indiv. podiums	18
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 4x10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 50 km classical World Championships 2001 Lahti 4 x 10 km 2005 Oberstdorf 4 x 10 km 2007 Sapporo 50 km 2007 Sapporo 4 x 10 km 2009 Liberec 4 x 10 km 1999 Ramsau 10 km 2001 Lahti 15 km 2005 Oberstdorf 50 km

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born December 6, 1971 in Nordfjordeid) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2011.

A classical technique specialist, Hjelmeset's biggest success is the gold medal in the 50 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won eight medals (all in the classical style). This includes five gold medals (50 km: 2007, 4 x 10 km relay: 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009) and three bronze medals (1999: 10 km, 2001: 15 km, and 2005: 50 km).

Hjelmeset has also competed on the national level in athletics, and won the bronze medal at the Norwegian championships in the 3000 metre steeplechase in 1996 and 1999.^[1]

The 2007 season was Hjelmeset's best. He won two gold medals at the World Championships in Sapporo, then a World Cup race in Lahti, before winning the 50 km individual start in Holmenkollen where he had won the sprint event in 2000. Hjelmeset was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 2007 (Shared with Frode Estil, King Harald V, and Queen Sonja).

He retired after he failed to qualify for the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.

Notes

References

• 2007 Holmenkollen medalists announced – Accessed March 18, 2007. (in Norwegian)
• Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset at the International Ski Federation
• Holmenkollen medal presented to Estil and Hjelmeset – Accessed March 21, 2007 (in Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)