BJERG Tobias

Date of Birth: 21 Apr 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of residence : BAGSVAERD

Residence Country:

Denmark

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Breaststroke

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	50Breast	100Breast	4x100Medley X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (23.06)	SF (27.08)	H (1:00.29)	H (3:49.10)

European Championships

Year	Location	50Free	50Breast	100Breast	4x100Medley X
2020	Budapest, HUN	-	H (DNS)	SF (1:00.12)	H (3:48.06)
2018	Glasgow, GBR	H (23.06)	H (27.84)	H (1:01.19)	-

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Languages spoken:

Danish, English

Horsholm Svommeforening [Denmark]

Stefan Hansen [national]

He began competing at age seven. (aarhus.lokalavisen.dk, 08 May 2016)

His parents and older sister were competitive swimmers, so it was natural for him to take up the sport. "I remember it very clearly [when he first jumped into the pool at age two]. I was not scared at all. I immediately found a deep calm in the water and just loved it. The water in the baby pool was hotter, and I always got angry when I got pulled out of the water." (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

He trains at the National Training Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

His parents and coach Bjorn Sorensen. (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

He was named 2019 Olympic Hope at the Danish Sport Awards. (aarhus.lokalavisen.dk, 06 Jan 2020; bestseller.com, 04 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
GIVING BACK
He likes to visit and train younger swimmers at his old club AGF Swimming in Aarhus, Denmark. "When I go home and visit my parents in Aarhus, I would also go to AGF, where I like to help the young swimmers to train. I would like to pass on what I have received. It may well be that they are my future competitors and maybe they end up beating me one day. But I would gladly take that risk if I can help the club that gave me everything." (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

COMPETITIVE SIDE
He says he has always been a competitive person and used to be a sore loser during his early days. "My competitive side has always been there. But it was probably extreme back then. I could hardly do anything without focusing on winning. I was a really bad loser. I would be wildly angry. I have become better at dealing with the reaction if I lose. I had to. In the end, I know it's my fault if I'm not sharp enough. But if I lose to another swimmer, then I will start putting a plan inside my head on how to beat this person next time. I shake hands afterwards and try to be polite. But in my mind, the next competition will be different." (udlodningsmidlerne.danskespil.dk, 26 Oct 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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