Jens Arne Svartedal (born February 14, 1976) is a

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former cross-country skier who competed in the

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between 1999 and 2010. He represented Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the

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. He also has a silver medal in the Team sprint event at the

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. Svartedal has seventeen cross-country victories since 2001, mostly in the sprint races. Two of those wins were in the sprint events at the

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(2002, 2003).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 12 victories (12 ) * 24 podiums (22 , 2 )

Team podiums

* 4 victories (3 , 1 ) * 12 podiums (8 , 4 )

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svartedal, Jens Arne 1976 births Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sarpsborg Skiers from Viken (county)