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Jens Lurås Oftebro

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Jens Lurås Oftebro
Oftebro in 2023
CountryNorway
Full nameJens Christian Lurås Oftebro
Born (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 24)[1]
Oslo, Norway[1]
Ski clubIL Jardar
World Cup career
Seasons2018–present
Indiv. starts115
Indiv. podiums33
Indiv. wins7
Discipline titles1 – (1 BST: 2023)
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Individual LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2023 Planica Team LH
Gold medal – first place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Gold medal – first place 2025 Trondheim Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 2025 Trondheim Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Trondheim Team LH
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Oberwiesenthal Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lahti Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lahti Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kandersteg Team NH
Updated on 8 March 2025.

Jens Christian Lurås Oftebro[2] (born 21 July 2000)[1] is a Norwegian nordic combined skier.

Career

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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.[3]

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.[3] 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.[3] He is a younger brother of Einar Lurås Oftebro.

Nordic combined results

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Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
Year Individual NH Individual LH Team LH
2022 10 Silver Gold

World Championships

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  • 8 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Year Individual NH Individual LH Team NH/LH Team Sprint LH Mixed Team NH
2021 Bronze 7th Gold — —
2023 16 Silver Gold — Gold
2025 Silver 4 Bronze — Gold

World Cup

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Season titles

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  • 1 titles – (1 BST)
Season Discipline
2023 Best Skier Trophy

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Best Jumper
Trophy 		Best Skier
Trophy 		Compact
Trophy 		Mass Start
Trophy
2018 17 63 57 64 — —
2019 18 40 31 59 — —
2020 19 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 22 — —
2021 20 8 13 8 — —
2022 21 6 13 8 — —
2023 22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
2024 23 6 18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 —
2025 24 5 10 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5

Individual podiums

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  • 7 wins
  • 33 podiums
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
1 2019–20 29 November 2019 Finland Ruka HS142/5 km 3rd (1)
2 30 November 2019 HS142/10 km 3rd (2)
3 1 December 2019 HS142/10 km 3rd (3)
4 26 January 2020 Germany Oberstdorf HS137/10 km 2nd (1)
5 23 February 2020 Norway Trondheim HS138/10 km 2nd (2)
6 2020–21 27 November 2020 Finland Ruka HS142/5 km 3rd (4)
7 29 November 2020 HS142/10 km 1st (1)
8 2021–22 26 November 2021 Finland Ruka HS142/5 km 3rd (5)
9 28 November 2021 HS142/10 km 3rd (6)
10 5 March 2022 Norway Oslo HS134/10 km 3rd (7)
11 6 March 2022 HS134/10 km 3rd (8)
12 2022–23 25 November 2022 Finland Ruka HS142/5 km 3rd (9)
13 26 November 2022 HS142/10 km 3rd (10)
14 3 December 2022 Norway Lillehammer HS100/10 km 1st (2)
15 4 December 2022 HS140/10 km 2nd (3)
16 16 December 2022 Austria Ramsau HS98/10 km 2nd (4)
17 27 January 2023 Austria Seefeld HS109/7.5 km 1st (3)
18 29 January 2023 HS109/12.5 km 3rd (11)
19 4 February 2023 Germany Oberstdorf HS137/10 km 2nd (5)
20 5 February 2023 HS137/10 km 2nd (6)
21 11 February 2023 Germany Schonach HS100/10 km 1st (4)
22 12 February 2023 HS100/10 km 2nd (7)
23 25 March 2023 Finland Lahti HS130/10 km 3rd (12)
24 26 March 2023 HS130/10 km 2nd (8)
25 2023–24 24 November 2023 Finland Ruka COM HS142/7.5 km 1st (5)
26 2 December 2023 Norway Lillehammer HS98/10 km 2nd (9)
27 3 February 2024 Austria Seefeld HS109/10 km 3rd (13)
28 2024–25 20 December 2024 Austria Ramsau 10 km/HS98 2nd (10)
29 18 January 2025 Germany Schonach HS100/10 km 1st (6)
30 31 January 2025 Austria Seefeld 10 km/HS109 3rd (14)
31 1 February 2025 COM HS109/7.5 km 1st (7)
32 2 February 2025 HS109/12.5 km 3rd (15)
33 8 February 2025 Estonia Otepää HS97/10 km 3rd (16)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jens Luraas OFTEBRO". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Jens Lurås Oftebro". olympedia.org.
  3. ^ a b c Jens Lurås Oftebro at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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