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Norwegian biathlete (born 1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sylfest Glimsdal (born 9 October 1966) is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991–92 season, Glimsdal came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 2000, he ended his career as a biathlete.[1]
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Full name | Sylfest Glimsdal | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fagernes, Oppland, Norway | 9 October 1966||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nord-Aurdal SSL | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 23 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1988, 1992, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 8 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 (1987/88–1999/2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1: 1 Sprint (1991–92) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1988 Calgary | 39th | — | — |
1992 Albertville | — | 24th | — |
1994 Lillehammer | 9th | 53rd | — |
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay |
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1989 Feistritz | — | 6th | — | — | 11th | Bronze |
1992 Novosibirsk | — | — | — | — | Silver | — |
1993 Borovets | 56th | 13th | — | — | 12th | 9th |
1994 Canmore | — | — | — | — | 4th | — |
1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 9th | 68th | — | — | — | — |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | — | 69th | — | — | — | — |
1998 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | Gold | — |
1999 Kontiolahti | 17th | 17th | 30th | 13th | — | — |
3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1993–94 1 victory (1 Sp) | 19 March 1994 | Canmore | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1994–95 1 victory (1 Sp) | 16 December 1994 | Bad Gastein | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1997–98 1 victory (1 In) | 11 December 1997 | Östersund | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
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