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Björn Kircheisen

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Björn Kircheisen, also spelled Bjoern, is a German former Nordic combined skier who was born on 6 August 1983 in Erlabrunn. He won four team medals in the 4 x 5 km event at the Winter Olympics, silver in 2002, 2006 and 2014 and bronze in 2010. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won ten medals, eight silver and two bronze, and he won the Nordic combined 7.5 km sprint at the 2006 Holmenkollen ski festival. At the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships he won six gold medals, the most by any athlete in the history of that event, which marks him out as one of the most decorated German Nordic combined skiers of his generation.

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Birth Year
1983 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

2002 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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2006 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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2010 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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2014 Winter Olympics, Competitions
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Nordic Skiing, Sports
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Nationality

Germany

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is a German former Nordic combined skier
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1. Björn Kircheisen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 6 August 1983
  • Lead and results, medals
    He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics
  • Lead, nationality
    is a German former Nordic combined skier
  • Plays: Nordic Skiing, Lead
    is a German former Nordic combined skier
  • Competed In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games 2002
    He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).
  • Competed In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games 2006
    He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games 2010
    He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games 2014
    He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).
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