Espen Bjervig (born June 30, 1972) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau and earned his best individual finish of eight in the 10 km event in those same championships.
| Espen Bjervig | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1972 Nøtterøy, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Oseberg Skilag | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1995–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bjervig also won four races of distances up to 15 km from 1997 to 2004. In June 2018, he was appointed as the Norwegian Ski Federation's managing director of cross-country. He had previously worked as sales director for a number of companies and as a marketing director for the Norwegian Ski Federation. Bjervig graduated from the BI Norwegian Business School in 1998, with a Master's degree in Finance.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Silver |
| 2001 | 28 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1995 | 22 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | 68 | NC | — | 50 |
| 1998 | 25 | 85 | 59 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | 7 | 23 | — | 4 |
| 2000 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2001 | 28 | 50 | — | — | 35 |
| 2002 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 29 |
| 2003 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 42 |
Individual podiums
- 1 victory
- 6 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 13 December 1998 |  Toblach, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 5 January 1999 |  Otepää, Estonia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 9 January 1999 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 11 December 1999 | Sappada, Italy | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 18 December 1999 |  Davos, Switzerland | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 27 December 1999 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 3 victories
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 20 December 1998 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jevne / Dæhlie / Hetland |
| 2 | 26 February 1999 |  Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard | |
| 3 | 21 March 1999 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Estil / Aukland / Hjelmeset | |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 28 November 1999 |  Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Skjeldal / Alsgaard / Hetland |
| 5 | 19 December 1999 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hjelmeset / Jevne / Estil | |
| 6 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Sørgård / Aukland / Leithe |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 8 December 2002 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hjelmeset / Estil / Skjeldal |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.