Jens Byggmark (born 22 August 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who specialised in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Byggmark was born in Örebro but was raised in Tärnaby. He raced for Tärna IK Fjällvinden, the world's most successful ski club. He made his debut in the European Cup in 2005.
Byggmark has Sámi roots on his mother's side. He has two children, a daughter and a son, together with his wife, Michaela Delér.
World Cup Byggmark made his World Cup debut in 2005, and has won two slalom events, both during the 2007 season, on successive days at Kitzbühel, Austria. Two days later, he placed second in the slalom at Schladming, Austria.
After having struggled for some years with poor results and bad starting positions, Byggmark made a strong comeback during the 2011 season and for two seasons he had a place in the first start group. In September 2013, he suffered a knee injury and missed the 2014 season, including the Olympic Games.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2007 21 15 3 49 — — 33 2008 22 30 10 45 — — 28 2009 23 94 35 — — — 41 2010 24 102 36 — — — — 2011 25 46 16 — — — — 2012 26 36 9 — — — — 2013 27 25 8 — — — — 2014 28 — — — — — — 2015 29 59 19 — — — — 2016 30 73 25 — — — — 2017 31 126 46 — — — —Source:
Race podiums 2 wins – (2 SL) 8 podiums – (8 SL)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace 2007 27 Jan 2007Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st28 Jan 2007 Slalom 1st30 Jan 2007Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd 2008 9 Dec 2007Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Slalom 2nd12 Jan 2008Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd20 Jan 2008Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd 2013 11 Nov 2012Levi, FinlandSlalom 3rd 2015 22 Dec 2014Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom 3rd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2007 21 DNF1 DNF1 — — DNF2 2009 23 DSQ2 DNF1 — — — 2011 25 2 — — — — 2013 27 8 — — — — 2015 29 DNF2 — — — —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2006 23 4 — — — — 2010 24 22 — — — — 2014 28 — — — — —
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