Unni Kristiansen
Unni Kristiansen is a Norwegian former biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time .... She won a bronze medal in the team event at the Biathlon World Championships 1991, together with Synnøve Thoresen, Signe Trosten and Hildegunn Fossen. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian female biathletes Biathlon World Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian women 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub ...
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Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in joint Biathlon World Championships. In 1978 the development was enhanced by the change from the large army rifle calibre to a small bore rifle, while the range to the target was reduced from 150 to 50 meters. Venues The Biathlon World Championships of the season takes place during February or March. Some years it has been necessary to schedule parts of the Championships at other than the main venue because of weather and/or snow conditions. Full, joint Biathlon World Championships have never been held in Olympic Winter Games seasons. Biathlon World Championships in non-IOC events, however, have been held in Olympic seasons. In 2005, the then new event of Mixed Relay (two legs done by ...
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