Björn Kircheisen

German Nordic combined skier

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Björn Kircheisen

Born

(1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 40)
Erlabrunn, DDR

Ski club

WSV Johanngeorgenstadt

World Cup career

Seasons

2003-2018

Starts

281

Podiums

Wins

Medal record

Men's nordic combined

Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	2002 Salt Lake City	4 x 5 km team
	2006 Turin	4 x 5 km team
	2014 Sochi	4 × 5 km team
	2010 Vancouver	4 x 5 km team
World Championships
	2017 Lahti	4 x 5 km team NH
	2003 Val di Fiemme	4 x 5 km team
	2005 Oberstdorf	15 km individual
	2005 Oberstdorf	4 x 5 km team
	2007 Sapporo	4 x 5 km team
	2009 Liberec	4 x 5 km team
	2009 Liberec	10 km individual LH
	2011 Oslo	4 x 5 km team NH
	2011 Oslo	4 x 5 km team LH
	2007 Sapporo	7.5 km sprint
	2013 Val di Flemme	10 km NH
	2017 Lahti	10 km individual NH

Björn Kircheisen (also spelled Bjoern; born 6 August 1983 in Erlabrunn) is a German former nordic combined skier. He won four 4 x 5 km team medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (2002, 2006, 2014) and a bronze (2010).

Kircheisen also won ten medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with eight silvers (10 km individual large hill: 2009, 15 km individual: 2005, 4 x 5 km team: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) and two bronze (7.5 km sprint: 2007). He also won the Nordic combined 7.5 km sprint event 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 history.

External links

Official website
Bjoern Kircheisen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Bjoern Kircheisen at Olympics.com
Björn Kircheisen at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
Björn Kircheisen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) (in Norwegian)