Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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| Full name | Tor Svendsberget | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1947 Aust-Torpa, Torpa, Oppland, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Engerdal SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1972, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 8 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 (1977/78–1978/79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
editSvendsberget 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 and one bronze medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team.[5] 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.[6] As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.[7]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[8]
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1972 Sapporo
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8th | 4th |
 1976 Innsbruck
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9th | 5th |
World Championships
edit8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1969 Zakopane
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23rd | — | — |
 1970 Östersund
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Silver | — | Silver |
 1971 Hämeenlinna
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— | — | Silver |
 1973 Lake Placid
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Bronze | — | Silver |
 1974 Minsk
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Bronze | 29th | Bronze |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva
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4th | 14th | 5th |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | 9th | — |
 1977 Lillehammer
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8th | 9th | 4th |
| 1978 Hochfilzen
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— | — | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Sprint was added as an event in 1974.
References
edit- ^ Bryhn, Rolf (5 March 2020). "Tor Svendsberget". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 20 km" – sports123.com (Retrieved on 25 April 2008)
- ^ Lahlum, Hans Olav; Tronstad, Øyvind (2021). Historien om Vinter-OL (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. p. 396. ISBN 978-82-02-71938-8.
- ^ "4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – sports123.com (Retrieved on 25 April 2008)
- ^ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (4 May 1979). "Tor Svendsberget ute av skiskytter-eliten" [Tor Svendsberget out of the biathlon elite]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ Stenberg, Nils Petter (6 December 1979). "- Jobber gjerne med eliten, sier Tor S." [- Works gladly with the elite, says Tor S.]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
External links
edit- Tor Svendsberget at Olympedia
- Tor Svendsberget at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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