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Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen (born 12 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete. He has won eight medals at Winter Olympics (four gold) and five individual gold medals and seven relay gold medals at World Championships. He skis with Trondhjems Skiskyttere, based in his hometown Trondheim. Career The 2005–06 season was Svendsen's first season on the World Cup tour. Previously, he had competed as a junior in the European Cup, now known as the IBU cup. During his first season in the World Cup, Svendsen finished fifth in three races, two of them in sprints ( Brezno- Osrblie and Ruhpolding), and the other in a mass start ( Holmenkollen). He also finished races in seventh, ninth, and four more within the top twenty (14th, 15th, 17th, 19th). He finished the overall season in 22nd place. He was 32nd in the pursuit, 21st in the sprint, and 7th in the mass start, only seven points behind Sven Fischer in fourth place. Svendsen was selected for the Olympics, to compete in the mass start, in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 4 was held in Oberhof, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ..., from 5 January until 9 January 2011. Schedule of events The time schedule of the event stands below Medal winners Men Women Achievements ; Best performance for all time * , 10th place in Sprint * , 40th place in Sprint * , 50th place in Sprint * , 87th place in Sprint * , 1st place in Sprint * , 6th place in Sprint * , 19th place in Sprint * , 33rd place in Sprint * , 35th place in Sprint * , 46th place in Sprint * , 65th place in Sprint * , 67th place in Sprint * , 77th place in Sprint * , 79th place in Sprint ; First World Cup race * , 86th place in Sprint * , 91st place in Sprint * , 96th place in Sprint * , 97th place in Sprint * , 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's Sprint
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not timed per se, but depending on the competition, missed shots result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total. History According to ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', the biathlon "is rooted in the skiing traditions of Scandinavia, where early inhabitants revered the Norse god Ullr as both the ski god and the hunting god." In modern times, the activity that developed into this sport was an exercise for Norwegians as alternative training for the military. Norwegian skiing regiments organized military skiing contests in the 18th century, divided into four classes: shooting at mark while skiing at top speed, downhill race among trees, downhill race on big hills without falling, and a long race on flat ground while carrying a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3–13, 2011. There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships also counted for the 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup season. Championship highlights The Championships kicked off with the Mixed relay event which is seeking to make its way onto the Olympic programme for the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 games in Sochi. As the first event of the programme, it was finally given importance by the different teams, with all nations fielding their best teams, in difference to earlier world cup events. The Norwegians won it, overtaking Germany on the last leg. The veteran Ole Einar Bjørndalen won his fifteenth world championship gold medal in the process and his first in the mixed relay, giving him a full set of gold medals in the six events that are currently contested. Tarjei Bø, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Sikora
Tomasz Sikora (born 21 December 1973) is a former Poland, Polish biathlon, biathlete. Life and career Sikora was born in Wodzisław Śląski. In 1993, he finished second in 10 km sprint at the Junior World Championships in Ruhpolding. He was world champion in 1995 (20 km), runner-up in the world championships in 2004 (also 20 km) and bronze medalist in 1997 (team competition). On 25 February 2006 he was placed second in the 15 km mass start at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, winning the second and final medal for Poland in those Olympic Games, Olympics. On 23 March 2006 Sikora won the IBU World Cup sprint title, beating Ole Einar Bjørndalen by 5 points. On January 10, 2009, he took the lead in the overall world cup classification, which he lost 42 days later. At last he was 2nd in overall IBU World Cup 2009 and 2nd in IBU World Cup 2009 sprint. He was chosen the best biathlete 2009, in voting of national team coaches. In 2010 he won the fans' award. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 8 was held in Fort Kent, Maine Fort Kent ( French: ''Fort-Kent'') is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, situated at the confluence of the Fish River and the Saint John River, on the border with New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 4,067 in the 2020 cens ..., United States, from 10 February until 13 February 2011. Schedule of events The time schedule of the event stands below Medal winners Men Women Achievements ; Best performance for all time * , 10th place in Sprint * , 30th place in Sprint * , 40th place in Sprint * , 51st place in Sprint * , 64th place in Sprint * , 38th place in Pursuit * , 7th place in Mass Start * , 9th place in Mass Start * , 9th place in Sprint * , 26th place in Sprint * , 27th place in Sprint and 24th place in Pursuit * , 48th place in Sprint * , 9th place in Pursuit References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 8 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman (born 14 March 1978) is a former Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian wife, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is , and weighs . He studies computer science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. His mother is called Birgitta, his father is Lennart, and he has a younger sister called Johanna. In March 2014, Bergman confirmed that he would be retiring from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. World Cup Bergman has been competing in the World Cup since 2001–02. During his career he has finished the overall season in 61st (2001–02), 40th (2002–03), 24th (2003–04), 14th (2004–05), and he finished the 2005–06 season in 11th place. The 2005–06 season was Bergmans best season, he finished 11th in the overall standings, 375 points behind champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and 256 behind second place Raphaël Poirée. He was only 33 points behind Michael Greis who was tenth, which would hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7
The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 7 was held in Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle ( ) is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, ..., United States, from 4 February until 6 February 2011. Schedule of events The time schedule of the event stands below Medal winners Men Women Mixed Achievements ; Best performance for all time * , 6th place in Sprint * , 20th place in Sprint and 18th place in Pursuit * , 26th place in Sprint * , 35th place in Sprint * , 36th place in Sprint * , 43rd place in Sprint * , 51st place in Sprint and 44 place in Pursuit * , 56th place in Sprint and 51st place in Pursuit * , 58th place in Sprint and 52nd place in Pursuit * , 65th place in Sprint * , 67th place in Sprint * , 70th place in Sprint * , 1st place in Pursuit * , 10th place in Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Shipulin
Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin (; born 21 August 1987) is a retired Russian biathlete and politician serving as the member of the State Duma since 2019. Biography He was born in the family of Vladimir Shipulin and Alla Shipulina, masters of sports in cross-country skiing and biathlon. He started training at an early age, at first he took up ski racing under the guidance of his father, but once he saw a rifle from his older sister, Anastasiya Kuzmina, who was doing biathlon, he got the idea to try his hand at biathlon. In 2002, his parents arranged for their son to go to a sports school in Khanty-Mansiysk to work with Svetlana Sleptsova's coach Mikhail Novikov. Under his guidance, Shipulin began his career in biathlon. Sport career In 2004, he returned to his hometown, Tyumen, and entered the Tyumen Law Institute. After 2 victories at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, he drew the attention of Vladimir Putrov, coach of Olympic champions Juri Kashkarov, Evgeny Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6
The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 6 was held in Antholz, Italy, from 20 January until 23 January 2011. Schedule of events The time schedule of the event stands below Medal winners Men Women Achievements ; Best performance for all time * , 1st place in Sprint * , 8th place in Sprint * , 20th place in Sprint * , 89th place in Sprint * , 95th place in Sprint * , 15th place in Sprint * , 25th place in Sprint * , 33rd place in Sprint * , 42nd place in Sprint * , 63rd place in Sprint ; First World Cup race * , 13th place in Sprint * , 85th place in Sprint * , 90th place in Sprint References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 6 - World Cup 6, 2010-11 Biathlon World Cup Biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ... J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Berger
Lars Berger (born 1 May 1979) is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Life and career Fellow former biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja Municipality in Oppland county in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out biathlon. Berger joined the national biathlon team in 2001. During the 2004 Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof, Germany, he won silver medals in the 15 km mass start and the 4 × 7.5 km relay. Berger also won two gold medals in the military world championships that same year (cross-country and patrol). Berger finished fifth in the 2004 overall World Cup, and won several gold medals from the Norwegian Biathlon Championships. At the 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, Berger was part of the Norwegian team that won silver in the 4 × 7.5 km relay. After several disappointing races, mainly due to unstable shooting, Berger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Landertinger
Dominik Landertinger (; born 13 March 1988) is a retired Austrian biathlete. Life and career Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008–09 season, where he, as of 22 March 2015, has fourteen podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang and a win in the 15 km mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk at the last round of the 2009–10 season. He also finished second in the men's relay in the same World Championships, alongside Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, and 2018 Winter Olympics. He has won 4 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, a silver and a bronze in the Men's sprint and in the Men's relay in 2014, and a bronze in the Men's individual in 2018. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. Biathlon results All results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
