Petter Laukslett Tande (born 11 June 1985 in

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) is a

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former

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skier who has been competing between 2002 and 2011, representing

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. He has three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the

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, with a gold ( 2005) and two bronzes ( 2007, 2009). Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of fourth in the 15 km individual event at

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in 2006. He has six career World Cup victories, including twice at the

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(Individual: 2006, sprint: 2008).

Personal information

Petter Tande is 180 cm, weighs 68 kg. His birthday is the same as the Norwegian Queen. He has got blue eyes and brown hair. He loves watching movies, including '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', and anything of action and western movies. His favourite actor is Johnny Depp. His family consists of mom Marianne and dad Torbjørn, and sister Ina Laukslett Tande.

References

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1985 births Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Skiers from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian people {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub