Espen Rian (born February 11, 1981) is a

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who has competed since 2002. At the

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, he finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team and 35th in the individual large hill event. Rian's best finish at the

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was a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at

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with his best individual finish of eighth in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.

Professional information

His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 x 5 km team event in

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in 2007 while his best individual finish was fifth at a 7.5 km compact sprint event at

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the following year.

Personal information

Rian is 1.77 m tall, weighing 67 kg, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He spent his first years in Hermstad, Norway, with his parents and an older brother, later moving to

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to attend sports high school at 15. Rian's hobbies include golf, tennis, football and hunting. He lives in Trondheim.

References

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Official website
1981 births Living people Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined 21st-century Norwegian people {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub