Jens Arne Svartedal

Jens Arne Svartedal
Svartedal in 2007
Personal information
Born (1976-02-14) February 14, 1976
Sarpsborg, Norway
Sport
Country Norway
SportSkiing
ClubTrøsken IL
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1998, 20002010)
Indiv. starts132
Indiv. podiums24
Indiv. wins12
Team starts26
Team podiums12
Team wins4
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2006)
Discipline titles1 – (1 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Team sprint
World Championships
2007 Sapporo Individual sprint

Jens Arne Svartedal (born February 14, 1976) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1999 and 2010.[1] He represented Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. He also has a silver medal in the Team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Svartedal has seventeen cross-country victories since 2001, mostly in the sprint races. Two of those wins were in the sprint events at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival (2002, 2003).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 30 44 5 Silver
2010 34 23

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 27 19 11 N/a
2007 31 N/a 19 Gold
2009 33 N/a 20

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1998 22 NC N/a NC N/a N/a N/a
2000 24 52 N/a NC 16 N/a N/a
2001 25 35 N/a N/a N/a 15 N/a N/a
2002 26 9 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
2003 27 15 N/a N/a N/a 8 N/a N/a
2004 28 20 N/a N/a N/a N/a
2005 29 7 21 N/a N/a 8 N/a N/a
2006 30 5 N/a N/a 9 N/a N/a
2007 31 8 55 N/a N/a 21 N/a
2008 32 9 15 N/a N/a 11 10 41
2009 33 52 37 N/a N/a 75
2010 34 73 45 N/a N/a 87

Individual podiums

  • 12 victories (12 WC)
  • 24 podiums (22 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1999–00  8 March 2000 Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2  2000–01  1 February 2001 Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
3 2001–02 19 December 2001 Asiago, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
4 15 March 2002 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
5 13 March 2002 Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
6  2002–03  15 December 2002 Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
7 11 March 2003 Drammen, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
8  2003–04  28 November 2003 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
9 16 December 2003 Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
10 18 February 2004 Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
11 12 March 2004 Pragelato, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 2004–05 14 December 2004 Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
13  2005–06  19 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
14 26 November 2005 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
15 5 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
16 9 March 2006 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
17 2006–07 25 November 2006 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
18 28 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
19 10 March 2007 Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
20  2007–08  2 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
21 5 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
22 27 February 2008 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
23 5 March 2008 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
24  2008–09  14 February 2009 Valdidentro, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 4 victories (3 RL, 1 TS)
  • 12 podiums (8 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2001–02  10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jevne / Hofstad / Bjonviken
2  2002–03  26 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Alsgaard
3  2003–04  23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Hjelmeset / Berger / Hofstad
4 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Hjelmeset
5  2004–05  5 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Hetland
6 12 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Estil / Hofstad
7 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Skjeldal / Hofstad
8  2005–06  20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rønning / Hetland / Hofstad
9 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Rønning
10 15 January 2006 Lago di Tesero, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hjelmeset / Gjerdalen / Hofstad
11 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Sundby / Hofstad / Hetland
12 24 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Hjelmeset / Østensen / Gjerdalen

References

  1. ^ a b "SVARTEDAL Jens Arne". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.