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Tor Svendsberget

Norwegian biathlete (born 1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

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Life and career

Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947.[1]

He won a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.[2]

He represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, skiing first leg in the relay, with team mates Kåre Hovda, Ivar Nordkild and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth.[3][4]

He has received four silver medals (1970, 1971, 1973, 1978) and one bronze medal (1974) in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team.[5][6] Svendsberget became junior world champion in 1967 and 1968.

Ahead of the 1979–80 season, Svendsberget was not reselected for the Norwegian national biathlon team.[7] As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.[8]

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[9]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)

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*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.
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References

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