Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
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Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born December 6, 1971 in Sandane) is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 1993. He won the bronze medal in the 50km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
A classical technique specialist, Hjelmeset's biggest successes were at the Nordic skiing World Championships, where he won 6 medals (all in the classical style). This included 3 golds (4 x 10km relay: 2001, 2003, 2005) and 3 bronzes (1999: 10km, 2001: 15km, and 2005: 50km).
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