Jens Lurås Oftebro
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 2000 Oslo, Norway[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IL Jardar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2018– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (1 BST: 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jens Lurås Oftebro (born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier.
Career
[edit]At the 2017 Junior World Championships he competed in three events, recording an individual 17th place and a team competition 6th place. At the 2018 Junior World Championships he took a 10th place in the 5 kilometres event and won a bronze medal in the relay.[2]
He made his Continental Cup debut in January 2017 in Høydalsmo and recorded his first podium in January 2018 in Rena. He made his World Cup debut in March 2018 in Holmenkollen, at the same time finishing among the top 30 for the first time with a 27th place.[2] On 29 November 2019 he reached his first World Cup podium, finishing third in Ruka. Exactly one year later, also in Ruka, he won his first World Cup race.
He represents the sports club IL Jardar.[2] He is a younger brother of Einar Lurås Oftebro.
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | Silver | Gold |
World Championship
[edit]| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team | Mixed team NH | Team sprint LH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bronze | 7th | Gold | Not held | — |
| 2023 | 16 | Silver | Gold | Gold | Not held |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jens Luraas OFTEBRO". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Jens Lurås Oftebro at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
External links
[edit]- Jens Lurås Oftebro at FIS (Nordic combined)
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Olympics.com
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Olympedia
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Skiers from Bærum
- Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
- 21st-century Norwegian people
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