Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019) was a

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Career

Hanevold won medals in biathlon events at the

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and the

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by winning his first Olympic gold followed by another gold four years later. He won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the last medal of his Olympic career in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the

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Winter Olympics. Hanevold participated in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009. He was a part of the team in

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as a reserve, but did not participate in any races. In his career, he recorded 40 podiums at

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level, with the last podium being in the final race of his final season. Hanevold retired after the 2009–10 season. He was a close friend to Swedish biathlete

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Death

Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in

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, Akershus.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Winter Games

''6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.''

World Championships

''16 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.''

Individual victories

''9 victories (4 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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, Biathlon World Championships and the

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanevold, Halvard 1969 births 2019 deaths People from Asker Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Norway Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Sportspeople from Viken (county)