Jørgen Graabak

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

Jørgen Graabak

Graabak in 2018

Country

Norway

Full name

Jørgen Nyland Graabak

Born

(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 32)
Melhus, Norway

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Ski club

Byåsen IL

World Cup career

Seasons

2011–present

Starts

209

Podiums

Wins

Discipline titles

0 – (2nd in 2020)

Medal record

Men's nordic combined

Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	2014 Sochi	Individual LH
	2014 Sochi	Team LH
	2022 Beijing	Individual LH
	2022 Beijing	Team LH
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team LH
	2022 Beijing	Individual NH
World Championships
	2019 Seefeld	Team NH
	2021 Oberstdorf	Team NH
	2023 Planica	Team LH
	2013 Val di Fiemme	Team NH
	2015 Falun	Team NH
	2017 Lahti	Team NH

Updated on 11 February 2024.

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.

Biography

He hails from Trondheim and represents the club Byåsen IL.^[1]

Career

Graabak 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

Olympic Games

Year	Individual NH	Individual LH	Team LH
2014	—	Gold	Gold
2018	18	10	Silver
2022	Silver	Gold	Gold

World Championship

Year	Individual NH	Individual LH	Team NH	Team sprint LH
2013	38	—	Silver	—
2015	8	24	Silver	—
2017	11	22	Silver	—
2019	9	DNS2	Gold	—
2021	9	14	Gold	—
2023	8	8	Gold	—

References

^ "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

Jørgen Graabak at FIS (Nordic combined)
Jørgen Graabak at Olympics.com
Jørgen Graabak at Olympedia
Jørgen Graabak at Team Norway (in Norwegian)

Olympic champions in Nordic combined 10 km individual large hill

7.5 km sprint

2002: Samppa Lajunen (FIN)
2006: Felix Gottwald (AUT)

10 km individual large hill

2010: Bill Demong (USA)
2014: Jørgen Graabak (NOR)
2018: Johannes Rydzek (GER)
2022: Jørgen Graabak (NOR)

v t e Olympic champions in men's team Nordic combined
3 x 10 km	1988: Thomas Müller, Hans-Peter Pohl, Hubert Schwarz (FRG) 1992: Reiichi Mikata, Takanori Kono, Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1994: Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
4 x 5 km	1998: Halldor Skard, Kenneth Braaten, Bjarte Engen Vik, Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR) 2002: Jari Mantila, Hannu Manninen, Jaakko Tallus, Samppa Lajunen (FIN) 2006: Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher (AUT) 2010: Bernhard Gruber, David Kreiner, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan, Magnus Krog, Jørgen Graabak, Håvard Klemetsen (NOR) 2018: Vinzenz Geiger, Fabian Rießle, Eric Frenzel, Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022: Espen Andersen, Espen Bjørnstad, Jørgen Graabak, Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR)

Olympic champions in men's team Nordic combined

3 x 10 km

1988: Thomas Müller, Hans-Peter Pohl, Hubert Schwarz (FRG)
1992: Reiichi Mikata, Takanori Kono, Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
1994: Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)

4 x 5 km

1998: Halldor Skard, Kenneth Braaten, Bjarte Engen Vik, Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR)
2002: Jari Mantila, Hannu Manninen, Jaakko Tallus, Samppa Lajunen (FIN)
2006: Michael Gruber, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher (AUT)
2010: Bernhard Gruber, David Kreiner, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher (AUT)
2014: Magnus Moan, Magnus Krog, Jørgen Graabak, Håvard Klemetsen (NOR)
2018: Vinzenz Geiger, Fabian Rießle, Eric Frenzel, Johannes Rydzek (GER)
2022: Espen Andersen, Espen Bjørnstad, Jørgen Graabak, Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR)

v t e World champions in men's team Nordic combined
3 × 10 km	1982: East Germany Uwe Dotzauer Günther Schmieder Konrad Winkler 1984: Norway Tom Sandberg Hallstein Bøgseth Geir Andersen 1985: West Germany Thomas Müller Hubert Schwarz Hermann Weinbuch 1987: West Germany Hermann Weinbuch Hans-Peter Pohl Thomas Müller 1989: Norway Trond Einar Elden Trond-Arne Bredesen Bård Jørgen Elden 1991: Austria Günther Csar Klaus Ofner Klaus Sulzenbacher 1993: Japan Takanori Kono Masashi Abe Kenji Ogiwara
4 × 5 km	1995: Japan Masashi Abe Tsugiharu Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara Takanori Kono 1997: Norway Halldor Skard Bjarte Engen Vik Knut Tore Apeland Fred Børre Lundberg 1999: Finland Hannu Manninen Tapio Nurmela Jari Mantila Samppa Lajunen 2001: Norway Kenneth Braaten Sverre Rotevatn Bjarte Engen Vik Kristian Hammer 2003: Austria Michael Gruber Wilhelm Denifl Christoph Bieler Felix Gottwald 2005: Norway Petter Tande Håvard Klemetsen Magnus Moan Kristian Hammer 2007: Finland Anssi Koivuranta Janne Ryynänen Jaakko Tallus Hannu Manninen 2009: Japan Yūsuke Minato Taihei Kato Akito Watabe Norihito Kobayashi 2011 (normal hill): Austria David Kreiner Bernhard Gruber Felix Gottwald Mario Stecher 2013 (normal hill): France François Braud Maxime Laheurte Sébastien Lacroix Jason Lamy-Chappuis 2015 (normal hill): Germany Tino Edelmann Eric Frenzel Fabian Rießle Johannes Rydzek 2017 (normal hill): Germany Björn Kircheisen Eric Frenzel Fabian Rießle Johannes Rydzek 2019 (normal hill): Norway Espen Bjørnstad Jan Schmid Jørgen Graabak Jarl Magnus Riiber 2021 (normal hill): Norway Espen Bjørnstad Jørgen Graabak Jens Lurås Oftebro Jarl Magnus Riiber 2023 (large hill): Norway Espen Andersen Jens Lurås Oftebro Jørgen Graabak Jarl Magnus Riiber

World champions in men's team Nordic combined

3 × 10 km

1982: East Germany
- Uwe Dotzauer
- Günther Schmieder
- Konrad Winkler
1984: Norway
1985: West Germany
- Thomas Müller
- Hubert Schwarz
- Hermann Weinbuch
1987: West Germany
- Hermann Weinbuch
- Hans-Peter Pohl
- Thomas Müller
1989: Norway
1991: Austria
1993: Japan

4 × 5 km

1995: Japan
1997: Norway
1999: Finland
2001: Norway
2003: Austria
- Michael Gruber
- Wilhelm Denifl
- Christoph Bieler
- Felix Gottwald
2005: Norway
2007: Finland
2009: Japan
2011 (normal hill): Austria
2013 (normal hill): France
2015 (normal hill): Germany
2017 (normal hill): Germany
2019 (normal hill): Norway
- Espen Bjørnstad
- Jan Schmid
- Jørgen Graabak
- Jarl Magnus Riiber
2021 (normal hill): Norway
- Espen Bjørnstad
- Jørgen Graabak
- Jens Lurås Oftebro
- Jarl Magnus Riiber
2023 (large hill): Norway
- Espen Andersen
- Jens Lurås Oftebro
- Jørgen Graabak
- Jarl Magnus Riiber

v t e Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950	1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907: Per Bakken 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909: Thorvald Hansen 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000	1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR) 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001	2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)