Kåre Hovda (24 January 1944 – 13 February 1999) was a Norwegian biathlete. His achievements include a world championship bronze medal, and participation in the Olympics.

Career

Hovda represented Norway at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

, skiing second leg in the

relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ...

, with teammates Tor Svendsberget, Ivar Nordkild and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth. He placed 18th at the individual race at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's relay at the 1974

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The original team event, Team (time), was held for the last time in 1965, to be replaced in 1966 by the team event, Relay (4 × 7.5 km) ...

, together with his brother Kjell Hovda, Terje Hanssen and Tor Svendsberget.

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* 1944 births 1999 deaths Norwegian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathlon World Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub