Linda Grubben (née Linda Tjørhom; 13 September 1979 in Stavanger) is a retired

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. She won a silver medal at the

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in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the

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in Oberhof, 2004. Individually, she won the bronze medal at the 15 km of the Biathlon World Championship 2005 in

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. Grubben won the last race of the 2005-06 Biathlon World Cup in

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, capturing the third position in the overall rankings. She accumulated eight World Cup victories in her career. At the

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taking place in Antholz-Anterselva, she collected bronze, silver and gold medals. The gold medal was secured by hitting 20 out of 20 possible targets. On 5 August 2006, she married Norwegian national biathlon coach Roger Grubben, adopting his last name, Grubben. In December 2007 she gave birth to their first child - a daughter. After winning her third medal which was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships, she announced her retirement from the sport.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grubben, Linda 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Stavanger Norwegian female biathletes Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Norway Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners 21st-century Norwegian women