Jens Byggmark (born 22 August 1985) is a Swedish former

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alpine ski racer who specialised in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Byggmark was born in

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but was raised in

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. He raced for Tärna IK Fjällvinden, the world's most successful ski club. He made his debut in the European Cup in 2005. Byggmark has

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roots on his mother's side. He has two children, a daughter and a son, together with his wife, Michaela Delér.

World Cup

Byggmark made his World Cup debut in 2005, and has won two slalom events, both during the 2007 season, on successive days at Kitzbühel, Austria. Two days later, he placed second in the slalom at

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, Austria. After having struggled for some years with poor results and bad starting positions, Byggmark made a strong comeback during the 2011 season and for two seasons he had a place in the first start group. In September 2013, he suffered a knee injury and missed the

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season, including the

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World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 SL) * 8 podiums – (8 SL)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Jens Byggmark
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Byggmark, Jens 1985 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden People from Storuman Municipality Sportspeople from Örebro Living people Tärna IK Fjällvinden skiers Swedish Sámi sportspeople People from Tärnaby