Bjarte Engen Vik

About Bjarte Engen Vik

Bjarte Engen Vik (born March 3, 1971 in Tromsø) is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins. He also has eight medals from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with five golds (1997: 4 x 5 km team, 1999: 15 km individual, 7.5 km sprint, 2001: 15 km individual, 4 x 5 km team), and three silvers (1995: 4 x 5 km team, 1997: 15 km individual, 1999: 4 x 5 km team). He also managed to win a bronze medal in the Norwegian championship in ski jumping. His consecutive wins in the Individual Gundersen at the Nordic skiing World Championships in 1999 and 2001 were the first since Oddbjørn Hagen did it in 1934 and 1935.

Bjarte Engen Vik Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Gold medal – 1998 Winter Olympics 15 km individual
  
• Gold medal – 1998 Winter Olympics 4 x 5 km team
  
• Silver medal – 1994 Winter Olympics 3 x 10 km team
  
• Bronze medal – 1994 Winter Olympics 15 km individual
  

World Championships   

• Gold medal – 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team
  
• Gold medal – 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 7.5 km sprint
  
• Gold medal – 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 15 km individual
  
• Gold medal – 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 15 km individual
  
• Gold medal – 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team
  
• Silver medal – 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team
  
• Silver medal – 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 15 km individual
  
• Silver medal – 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 4 x 5 km team