Tore Bjonviken (born 2 January 1975) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.
At the Junior World Ski Championships he achieved a tenth place in 1994, and a seventh place and a bronze medal in 1995. He made his World Cup debut in 1996, with a 57th and 45th place. In the 1996–97 he participated in a single World Cup race, nonetheless achieving a second place in the Sunne sprint in March 1997. His first top-30 placement in a distance race came in November 1997 at Beitostølen where he placed 25th.
Altogether, he made the top 10 twelve times in the World Cup, repeating his second place in a sprint once, and achieving two third places in 15 kilometre races. Bjonviken also competed in the World Ski Championships on one occasion, recording a 44th place at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003. His final World Cup outing came at the Holmenkollen ski festival in March 2005, when he contested the 50 km without finishing. Later that year he was diagnosed with cancer, but beat the disease in 2007. He attended the Norwegian Police University College.
He represents the sports club Fossum IF.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Championships Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay 2003 28 44 — — — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1996 21 80 1997 22 45 — 33 1998 23 40 56 32 1999 24 56 52 74 2000 25 38 71 43 15 2001 26 20 27 2002 27 34 31 2003 28 48 54 2004 29 75 50 2005 30 103 65 —
Individual podiums
4 podiums (4 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1996–97 11 March 1997 Sunne, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd2 1999–00 28 February 2000 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd3 2000–01 25 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd4 17 March 2001 Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 3 victories – (3 ) 6 podiums – (5 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)11995–96 17 March 1996 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Estil / Andersen / Hetland2 1999–00 8 December 1999 Asiago, Italy Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Estil3 2000–01 26 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hetland4 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Svartedal / Jevne / Hofstad5 2002–03 8 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Aukland / Hetland / Alsgaard6 2003–04 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Estil / Andresen / Bjørndalen
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