Terje Krokstad (born 1 October 1956) is a former

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He hails from Krokstadøra in

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, and represented Krokstadøra IL. At the Winter Olympics he finished seventeenth in the 10 km sprint at the

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, and eighteenth in the 10 km sprint at the

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. His best international result is a bronze medal in the 20 km from the 1982 World Championships.

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1956 births Living people People from Sør-Trøndelag Norwegian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Trøndelag {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub