Vebjørn Sørum (born 11 August 1998) is a Norwegian
biathlete. He has competed in the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...
since 2023.
Career
Vebjørn Sørum began his international career in 2017 at the
Junior World Championships in
Brezno. After finishing 39th in the individual event, 27th in the sprint, and making a remarkable comeback in the pursuit (8th place), he won the world title in the young men's relay, alongside Jorgen Krogsaeter and
Sivert Guttorm Bakken.
He was absent from the international competition the following season and made his
IBU Cup
The IBU Cup in biathlon has been held since the winter seasons of 1982–83 and 1988–89, for women and men, respectively. Until the 2007–08 season this competition was called European Cup. It is the second-rank competition in biathlon after th ...
debut in 2018, finishing 40th in the sprint in Idre. A few weeks later, he stepped onto his first podium after the mixed relay (with
Karoline Knotten, Eline Grue, and Frederik Gjesbakk, securing third place). He achieved a sprint-pursuit double at the
2019 Junior World Championships and also earned two silver medals at the Junior European Championships in Sjusjøen (individual and relay).
In the subsequent season, Sørum returned to the IBU Cup competition after the
2020 Junior World Championships in
Lenzerheide, winning new medals - silver in the individual and gold in the sprint. He then claimed his first individual podium on the senior circuit (IBU Cup) by winning the super sprint in Martell, surpassing German biathlete
Simon Schempp.
After only two races in the IBU Cup during the
2021/2022 winter season, he started the 2022/2023 season on the national team. However, he quickly regained his place in the Norwegian B team and returned to the IBU Cup in January 2023. In excellent form on skis and precise behind the rifle, he achieved 7 individual podiums, including 3 victories in just 12 races. At the
2023 European Championships in
Lenzerheide, he won silver in the sprint, gold in the pursuit, and gold in the mixed relay (with
Maren Kirkeeide, Karoline Erdal, and
Erlend Bjøntegaard
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). He finished 3rd in the overall IBU Cup standings and, following the positive Covid-19 tests of
Tarjei Bø
Tarjei Bø (born 29 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional biathlete. Awarded Olympic gold medals, World Championship gold medals and World Cup victories from 2010 to 2022. Bø debuted in the Biathlon World Cup on 26 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiy ...
,
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø (born 16 May 1993) is a Norwegian biathlete. He is the younger brother of biathlete Tarjei Bø. At the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022, they became the first siblings to have individual medals in the same biathlon event. Thi ...
and
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Sturla Holm Lægreid (born 20 February 1997) is a Norwegian biathlete. In the season opener of the 2020–2021 season, he earned his first World Cup win at the 20 km Individual.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International ...
, had the opportunity to make his
World Cup debut in the last two stages of the 2022-2023 season in Östersund and Oslo.
After a 45th-place finish in the individual event, he had joining the Norwegian quartet for the relay. He securing victory with
Endre Strømsheim,
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, and
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (born 12 May 1992) is a Norwegian biathlete.
Early life
Christiansen was born in Geilo, a centre in the municipality of Hol, to Randi Sjåstad and her husband Georg William Christiansen. His younger sister, Tiril Sjå ...
, stepping onto the World Cup podium for the first time in his debut stage.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...
.
World Cup
Individual podiums
Relay podiums
Youth and Junior World Championships
''5 medals (4 gold, 1 silver)''
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Norwegian male biathletes
Sportspeople from Gjøvik