Geir Helgemo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Geir Helgemo
Occupation	Bridge Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1970(1970-02-14)
Age	54
Country	Norway
Birth City	Nord-Fron
Horoscope	Aquarius

Geir Helgemo Biography

Geir Helgemo is one of the most popular and richest Bridge Player who was born on February 14, 1970 in Nord-Fron, Norway. Geir Helgemo (born 14 February 1970) is a professional bridge player born in Norway but is now a resident of Monaco. In 2012, he achieved three championships in the world as a team-of-four competition. In August 2018, he was ranked the top spot among Open World Grand Masters and his regular companion Tor Helness ranked second.

1 March 2019 at the time Helgemo was the top-ranked player at the time, the World Bridge Federation (WBF) declared that he was banned for a year following having tested negative for banned drugs in a test he provided to the World Bridge Series in Orlando in September 2018, Clomifene and synthetic testosterone. The drugs were described as constitute “not performance enhancing” by Kari-Anne OPSAL, head of the Norwegian Bridge Federation. The WBF is recognized as a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore is in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Association’s rules regarding what substances are allowed. The ban, retroactive to when he was given an interim suspension, will expire on the 20th of November, 2019. A spokesperson from the Monaco Bridge Federation said: “We regret that a talent such as Geir Helgemo is sanctioned under an anti-doping regulation that is certainly adapted to physical sport but totally unsuitable for brain sport.”

In 2011 Helgemo as well as Helness were full-time players of a team that was led and funded by Swiss real estate businessman Pierre Zimmermann, under a contract that expires in the year 2016. The team, which was not yet playing full-time, placed third at the 2009 World Championship and subsequently competed in the European Bridge League open championship. All six players of the team were citizen of Monaco. In 2017, Helgemo along with Helness were both found guilty of tax avoidance.”

Geir Helgemo Net Worth

Geir Helgemo is one of the richest Bridge Player from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Geir Helgemo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Helgemo is a native of Vinstra, Norway. In 1994 and for a few years, He was a representative of Norway in both its open and junior teams. The juniors took home their first European Championship and both teams were second at the 1993 World Championships. In the years following, Helgemo played alongside Tor Helness on the open team, which was robust and also won a world silver medal in 2001. Norway eventually won the world championship for teams in 2007 in the biannual Bermuda Bowl, with a team of six players, including Helness and Helgemo as the anchor pair.

At the first 2008. World Mind Sports Games in Beijing, Tor Helness won the Open Individual gold medal and Geir Helgemo took home the silver. Norway’s open team took home the bronze medal.

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Facts & Trivia

Geir Ranked on the list of most popular Bridge Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Geir Helgemo celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

Top Facts about Geir Helgemo

1. Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian-Monegasque bridge player.
2. He has won 22 world championship titles.
3. Helgemo was banned for a year in 2019 for doping.
4. He has been playing bridge professionally since 1996.
5. Helgemo is considered one of the best players in the world.
6. He has won numerous European and World Bridge Championships.
7. Helgemo has also won several Bermuda Bowl championships with Norway and Monaco teams.
8. He is known for his aggressive style of play and strategic thinking.
9. Helgemo currently holds the record for most medals won at World Bridge Championships.
10. His total earnings from bridge tournaments exceed $2 million USD