Halvard Hanevold

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox biathlete Halvard Hanevold (3 December 1969 – 3 September 2019) was a Norwegian biathlete.

Career

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Halvard Hanevold Kontiolahti 2010

Hanevold won medals in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics by winning his first Olympic gold followed by another gold four years later. He won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He won the last medal of his Olympic career in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hanevold participated in 16 World Championships from 1994 to 2009. He was a part of the team in 1993 in Borovets as a reserve, but did not participate in any races.

In his career, he recorded 40 podiums at World Cup level, with the last podium being in the final race of his final season.

Hanevold retired after the 2009–10 season.

He was a close friend to Swedish biathlete Björn Ferry.

Death

Hanevold died on 3 September 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in Asker, Akershus.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Winter Games

6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1994 Lillehammer	46th	—	—	—	7th
Template:Flagicon 1998 Nagano	Gold	8th	—	—	Silver
Template:Flagicon 2002 Salt Lake City	5th	13th	8th	—	Gold
Template:Flagicon 2006 Turin	Bronze	Silver	5th	7th	5th
Template:Flagicon 2010 Vancouver	—	24th	17th	19th	Gold

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

16 medals (5 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
Template:Flagicon 1994 Canmore	—	—	—	—	4th	—	—
Template:Flagicon 1995 Antholz-Anterselva	—	—	—	—	Gold	—	—
Template:Flagicon 1996 Ruhpolding	34th	—	—	—	4th	—	—
Template:Flagicon 1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	—	—	—	4th	—	—
Template:Flagicon 1998 Pokljuka	—	—	13th	—	Gold	—	—
Template:Flagicon 1999 Kontiolahti	37th	13th	13th	17th	—	Bronze	—
Template:Flagicon 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	10th	12th	5th	10th	—	Silver	—
Template:Flagicon 2001 Pokljuka	44th	Bronze	9th	9th	—	Bronze	—
Template:Flagicon 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	—	—	12th	—	—	—
Template:Flagicon 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	Gold	4th	Silver	8th	—	4th	—
Template:Flagicon 2004 Oberhof	38th	18th	5th	5th	—	Silver	—
Template:Flagicon 2005 Hochfilzen	30th	—	—	11th	—	Gold	10th
Template:Flagicon 2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	—	Silver
Template:Flagicon 2007 Antholz-Anterselva	10th	23rd	20th	18th	—	Silver	—
Template:Flagicon 2008 Östersund	17th	Silver	9th	5th	—	Silver	—
Template:Flagicon 2009 Pyeongchang	71st	Bronze	6th	13th	—	Gold	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

9 victories (4 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1997–98 2 victories (2 In)	15 January 1998	Template:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	11 February 1998	Template:Flagicon Nagano	20 km individual	Winter Olympic Games
1998–99 1 victory (1 Sp)	12 March 1999	Template:Flagicon Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000 2 victories (1 In, 1 Pu)	16 January 2000	Template:Flagicon Ruhpolding	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
	9 March 2000	Template:Flagicon Lahti	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2002–03 1 victory (1 In)	19 March 2003	Template:Flagicon Khanty-Mansiysk	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships
2003–04 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)	11 January 2004	Template:Flagicon Pokljuka	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
	17 January 2004	Template:Flagicon Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
2005–06 1 victory (1 MS)	8 January 2006	Template:Flagicon Oberhof	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

External links

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