Espen Harald Bjerke

Espen Harald Bjerke
Espen Harald Bjerke
Country	Norway
Born	April 12, 1980 (age 41)
Ski club	Lillehammer SK
World Cup career
Seasons	10 – (2001–2010)
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	0
Indiv. starts	28
Team starts	5
Overall titles	0 – (47th in 2005)
Discipline titles	0

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
Season	Age	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 Federation
"Team Vraka" (Aftenposten, 2006)

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[1] "VO2 max World Records".

[2] "FasterSkier.com – FasterSkier — All Things Nordic".

[FISprofile-3] "BJERKE Espen Harald". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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