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Jens Byggmark
Swedish alpine skier
Jens Byggmark (born 22 August 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer[1] who specialised in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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| Born | (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 38) Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tärna IK Fjällvinden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 23 January 2005 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2007–15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2007–2013, 2015–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 8 – (8 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in SL: 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2] He has two children, a daughter and a son, together with his wife, Michaela Delér.
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.
Season standings
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (2 SL)
- 8 podiums – (8 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2007 | 27 Jan 2007 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 1st |
| 28 Jan 2007 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 30 Jan 2007 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2008 | 9 Dec 2007 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2013 | 11 Nov 2012 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2015 | 22 Dec 2014 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
- "Jens Byggmark - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- Labba, Nils Gustav (2007). "VM med samer i centrum" (in Swedish). Samiskt informationscentrum [sv]. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
Byggmark har samiska rötter på sin mors sida
- Jens Byggmark at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Jens Byggmark World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Jens Byggmark at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jens Byggmark at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jens Byggmark at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Jens Byggmark at Olympics.com
- jensbyggmark.se – personal site at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2012)
- Jens Byggmark on Twitter
