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Norwegian biathlete (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kjell Søbak (born 21 June 1957) is a Norwegian former biathlete.[1] At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.
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Full name | Kjell Søbak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bodø, Nordland, Norway | 21 June 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 10 January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1980, 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 (1978/79–1985/86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
1 medal (1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1980 Lake Placid | — | 5th | 4th |
1984 Sarajevo | — | 4th | Silver |
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1979 Ruhpolding | — | — | 4th |
1981 Lahti | 8th | 4th | 4th |
1982 Minsk | 6th | 9th | Silver |
1983 Antholz-Anterselva | 13th | 19th | Bronze |
1985 Ruhpolding | 14th | 14th | 4th |
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen | 20th | — | — |
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1980–81 1 victory (1 Sp) | 16 January 1981 | Jáchymov | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1981–82 1 victory (1 In) | 5 March 1982 | Lahti | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
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