Gisle Oddvar Fenne (born 9 June 1963) is a former

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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 ...

. His best-known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in

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. He succeeded in many duels with teammate

Eirik Kvalfoss Eirik Kvalfoss (born 25 December 1959) is a Norwegian retired biathlete. Life and career He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In t ...

. He was among the top Norwegian biathletes from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, and became twice the Norwegian champion in the 20 km individual. He is the father of biathlete

Hilde Fenne Hilde Fenne (born 12 May 1993) is a Norwegian biathlete. Career She took a bronze medal and a silver medal in mixed relay at the 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival, and then two gold medals at the 2012 World Junior Champio ...

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

World Championships

''4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was added as an event in 1989.''

Individual victories

''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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, Biathlon World Championships and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fenne, Gisle 1963 births Living people People from Voss Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Sportspeople from Vestland