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{{Short description|Norwegian biathlete (born 1985)}}
{{Infobox biathlete
| name              = Emil Hegle Svendsen
| image             = Emil Hegle Svendsen.JPG
| image_size        = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = Emil Hegle Svendsen in 2009
| nickname          = Super-Svendsen
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|7|12}}
| birth_place       = [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]
| residence         = 
| occupation        = 
| height            = 1.85 m
| weight            = 
| website           = 
| disciplines       = [[Biathlon]]
| club              = Trondhjems Skiskyttere
| skis              = 
| rifle             = 
| wcdebut           = 15 December 2005
| retired           = 
| olympicteams      = '''4''' ([[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]], [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]], [[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]])
| olympicmedals     = '''8'''
| olympicgolds      = 4
| worldsteams       = '''9''' ([[Biathlon World Championships 2007|2007]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2008|2008]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2009|2009]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2010|2010]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2011|2011]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2012|2012]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015]], [[Biathlon World Championships 2016|2016]])
| worldsmedals      = '''21'''
| worldsgolds       = 12
| wcseasons         = '''11''' (2005/06–2017/18)
| wcraces           = 
| wcraceswithrelays = 
| wcwins            = '''37'''
| wcrelayswins      = '''58'''
| wcpodiums         = '''79'''
| wcrelayspodiums   = '''115'''
| wcoveralls        = '''1''' (2009–10)
| wctitles          = '''4:'''<br>'''2 Individual''' (2010–11, 2013–14);<br>'''1 Sprint''' (2009–10);<br>'''1 Mass start''' (2010–11)
| show-medals       = no
| medaltemplates    = 
{{MedalCount
|[[Winter Olympics Games|Olympic Games]]|4|3|1
|[[Biathlon World Championships|World Championships]]|12|6|3
|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships|Junior/Youth World Championships]]|2|1|2
|'''Total'''|'''18'''|'''8'''|'''6'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Biathlon at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010&nbsp;Vancouver]]|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's individual|20&nbsp;km&nbsp;individual]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010&nbsp;Vancouver]]|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014&nbsp;Sochi]]|[[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;mass&nbsp;start]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014&nbsp;Sochi]]|[[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010&nbsp;Vancouver]]|[[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;sprint]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018&nbsp;Pyeongchang]]|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018&nbsp;Pyeongchang]]|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018&nbsp;Pyeongchang]]|[[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Men's mass start|{{nowrap|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;mass&nbsp;start}}]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Biathlon World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008|2008&nbsp;Östersund]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008#20 km individual|20&nbsp;km&nbsp;individual]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008|2008&nbsp;Östersund]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008#15 km mass start|{{nowrap|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;mass&nbsp;start}}]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2009|{{nowrap|2009&nbsp;Pyeongchang}}]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2009#Men's results|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011|2011&nbsp;Khanty-Mansiysk]]}}|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's mass start|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;mass&nbsp;start]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{Nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011|2011&nbsp;Khanty-Mansiysk]]}}|{{Nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012|2012&nbsp;Ruhpolding]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012 – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012|2012&nbsp;Ruhpolding]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012 – Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013&nbsp;Nové&nbsp;Mesto]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Men's sprint|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;sprint]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013&nbsp;Nové&nbsp;Mesto]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Men's pursuit|12.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013&nbsp;Nové&nbsp;Mesto]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013&nbsp;Nové&nbsp;Mesto]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon World Championships 2016|2016&nbsp;Oslo]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2016 – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008|2008&nbsp;Östersund]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2008#4 × 7.5 km relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|{{nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2010|2010&nbsp;Khanty-Mansiysk]]}}|[[Biathlon World Championships 2010#Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|{{nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011|2011&nbsp;Khanty-Mansiysk]]}}|[[Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's pursuit|12.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver|{{nowrap|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012|2012&nbsp;Ruhpolding]]}}|[[Biathlon World Championships 2012 – Men's sprint|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;sprint]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015&nbsp;Kontiolathi]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2015 – Men's individual|20&nbsp;km&nbsp;individual]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015&nbsp;Kontiolahti]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2015 – Men's relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Biathlon World Championships 2007|{{nowrap|2007&nbsp;Antholz-Anterselva}}]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2007 – Mixed relay|Mixed&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013&nbsp;Nové&nbsp;Mesto]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Men's mass start|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;mass&nbsp;start]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Biathlon World Championships 2016|2016&nbsp;Oslo]]|[[Biathlon World Championships 2016 – Men's pursuit|12.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships|Junior World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships 2005|2005&nbsp;Kontiolahti]]|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;individual}}
{{MedalGold|2005&nbsp;Kontiolahti|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;sprint}}
{{MedalSilver|2005&nbsp;Kontiolahti|12.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships|Youth World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|{{nowrap|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships 2004|2004&nbsp;Haute&nbsp;Maurienne]]}}|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit}}
{{MedalGold|2004&nbsp;Haute&nbsp;Maurienne|3&nbsp;×&nbsp;7.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Biathlon Junior World Championships 2003|2003&nbsp;Kościelisko]]|{{nowrap|12.5&nbsp;km&nbsp;individual}}}}
{{MedalBronze|2003&nbsp;Kościelisko|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;pursuit}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|Junior World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2005 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|2005&nbsp;Rovaniemi]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2005 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|2005&nbsp;Rovaniemi]]|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
| updated           = 23 February 2018
}}
'''Emil Hegle Svendsen''' (born 12 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian [[Biathlon|biathlete]]. He has won eight medals at [[Winter Olympics]] (four gold) and five individual gold medals and seven relay gold medals at [[Biathlon World Championships|World Championships]].

He skis with Trondhjems Skiskyttere, based in his hometown [[Trondheim]].

==Career==
The [[2005–06 Biathlon World Cup|2005–06 season]] was Svendsen's first season on the [[Biathlon World Cup|World Cup]] tour. Previously, he had competed as a junior in the European Cup, now known as the IBU cup.
During his first season in the World Cup, Svendsen finished fifth in three races, two of them in sprints ([[Brezno]]-[[Osrblie]] and [[Ruhpolding]]), and the other in a mass start ([[Holmenkollen ski festival|Holmenkollen]]). He also finished races in seventh, ninth, and four more within the top twenty (14th, 15th, 17th, 19th). He finished the overall season in 22nd place. He was 32nd in the pursuit, 21st in the sprint, and 7th in the mass start, only seven points behind [[Sven Fischer]] in fourth place.

Svendsen was selected for the [[2006 Winter Olympics|Olympics]], to compete in the mass start, in which he came sixth, after hitting 18/20 targets and finished 53.8 seconds behind winner [[Michael Greis]] of [[Germany]].
As a junior, Svendsen won four gold medals in junior World Championships, his first and second gold was in the pursuit, and the relay in [[Haute Maurienne]] in 2004, and the third and fourth gold in the individual and the sprint in [[Kontiolahti]] in 2005. He also has two bronze medals from the individual and the pursuit in [[Kościelisko]] in 2003.
During his three seasons in the European Cup, Svendsen won two races (individual and pursuit), one second place (sprint), and came third three times (all in the sprint).

For his first season in the World Cup Svendsen had an 82% shooting average, making him the 42nd best shot of the tour, but the same shooting percentage as [[Halvard Hanevold]] and [[Vincent Defrasne]]. He hit 243 out of 295 targets. He shot both 82% in his prone and standing shoot, he averaged 70% in the individual, 84% in the sprint, 81% in the pursuit, 87% in the mass start, and 76% in the relay.

On 13 December 2007, Svendsen took his first world cup victory, at the 20&nbsp;km in Pokljuka. However, his big breakthrough came when he won two individual gold medals at the 2008 World Championships, winning both the individual and the mass start ahead of [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]]. He went on winning more victories and podiums for the rest of the season, and eventually finished third overall.

The 2008/2009 season started off well for Svendsen. By placing on the podium in every one of the first five races, he took the lead in the overall world cup. After the Christmas holiday however, Svendsen struggled to maintain the early season's results, and when he fell ill during the world championships and did not compete in several races, he lost the overall lead. After a couple of middle placings, he returned with a third place at the mass start event in Trondheim, and a fourth place and a victory in Khanty Mansiysk the consecutive week.

[[File:Emil Hegle Svendsen Kontiolahti 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Emil Hegle Svendsen [[Kontiolahti]], 2010]]
He won a silver medal in the [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|10&nbsp;km sprint]] at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]] on the first day of men's biathlon competition and then followed it up with two gold medals in the [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's individual|20&nbsp;km individual]] and the relay event.

He won 2 gold medals in [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]]: in [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start|mass-start]] and [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Mixed relay|mixed relay]] (together with [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]], [[Tiril Eckhoff]] and [[Tora Berger]]).

Svendsen is {{nowrap|6 ft 1 in}} (185&nbsp;cm) tall, and weighs 170&nbsp;lb (77&nbsp;kg, {{nowrap|12 st 2 lb}})

On 9 April 2018, he announced his retirement from biathlon following the 2017–2018 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/04/09/4-time-olympic-biathlon-gold-medalist-svendsen-retires/33668651/|title=4-time Olympic biathlon gold medalist Svendsen retires|publisher=USA Today|language=en|date=9 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/04/09/emil-hegle-svendsen-retires/|title=Emil Hegle Svendsen joins list of Norway Olympic star retirements|publisher=NBC Sports|language=en|author=Nick Zaccardi|date=9 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Svendsen was in a relationship with a fellow biathlete Kaja Eckhoff,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-11 |title=Gull-Emil reiser til syden med kjæresten |url=https://www.vg.no/i/byAyk |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}}</ref> sister of the biathletes Stian and [[Tiril Eckhoff]], for several years after meeting her in the early 2000s at the Norges Toppidrettsgymnas in Lillehammer where they both studied as teenagers, before breaking up in the summer of 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-07 |title=Slutt mellom Kaja Eckhoff og Emil Hegle Svendsen |url=https://www.budstikka.no/2-2.310-1.6287749 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Budstikka |language=no}}</ref>

He then was in a relationship with [[Samantha Skogrand]] from November 2013 to autumn 2022. They got engaged in December 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-25 |title=Emil Hegle Svendsen og Samantha Skogrand er forlovet |url=https://www.vg.no/i/P1A47 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}}</ref> but never married. In January 2019 the couple became parents to a son whom they named Magnus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/a/70632262|title=Nå er de blitt foreldre|first=Kaja Hoff Henriette|last=Eilertsen|date=January 29, 2019|website=Dagbladet.no}} Retrieved 31 August 2019</ref> and in July 2021 they welcomed their second child - daughter Elsa.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Persson|first=Lilly Christin S.|date=2021-07-17|title=TV-profilene Samantha Skogrand og Emil Hegle Svendsen har fått barn|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424156977|access-date=2021-07-23|website=Nettavisen|language=no}}</ref> The family resided in Oslo. They announced their separation in a joint statement on Instagram on 28 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=Brudd |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/brudd/79126899 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=dagbladet.no |language=no}}</ref>

After retiring from competition in 2018 Svendsen decided to study for a bachelor's degree in business administration. While studying he worked as a biathlon expert for the Norwegian TV channel NRK<ref>{{Cite web |last=NTB |date=2019-11-07 |title=Emil Hegle Svendsen har fått ny jobb |url=https://www.folkebladet.no/sport/i/zgbyjq/emil-hegle-svendsen-har-faatt-ny-jobb |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=folkebladet.no |language=no}}</ref> in 2019-2021 and a coach with the privately-funded Norwegian biathlon youth team Meistebakken. As of 2023 he has finished his studies and is working for the Norwegian real estate company Fredensborg Fritid as a real estate developer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fredensborg Fritid - Våre ansatte |url=https://fredensborgfritid.no/om-oss/ansatte |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=fredensborgfritid.no |language=no}}</ref>

==Biathlon results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Biathlon Union]].<ref name="IBUprofile">{{cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTNOR11207198501 |title=Emil Hegle Svendsen |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=3 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121111/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTNOR11207198501 |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
''8 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- "
!style="width:160px;"|Event
!style="width:70px;"|Individual
!style="width:70px;"|Sprint
!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit
!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}
!style="width:70px;"|Relay
!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]]
| —
| —
| —
| 6th
| —
| {{n/a}}
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| 8th
| 13th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| {{n/a}}
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]
| 7th
| 9th
| 7th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| 4th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]
| 10th
| 18th
| 20th
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
|}
:''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''

===World Championships===
''21 medals (12 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- "
!Event
!style="width:70px;"|Individual
!style="width:70px;"|Sprint
!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit
!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}
!style="width:70px;"|Relay
!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2007|2007 Antholz-Anterselva]]
| —
| 7th
| 5th
| —
| —
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2008|2008 Östersund]]
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| 12th
| 12th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| —
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2009|2009 Pyeongchang]]
| DNS
| —
| —
| 12th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| —
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2010|2010 Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2011|2011 Khanty-Mansiysk]]
| 4th
| 5th
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
|—
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2012|2012 Ruhpolding]]
| 8th
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| 5th
| 18th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2013|2013 Nové Město]]
| —
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015 Kontiolahti]]
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| 36th
| 19th
| 15th
| style="background:silver;"| '''Silver'''
| —
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2016|2016 Oslo Holmenkollen]]
| 32nd
| 17th
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
| 28th
| style="background:gold;"| '''Gold'''
| —
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Biathlon World Championships 2017|2017 Hochfilzen]]
| 27th
| 36th
| DNS
| 28th
| 8th
| 8th
|}
:''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''

===Junior/Youth World Championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|- "
!Event
!style="width:70px;"|Individual
!style="width:70px;"|Sprint
!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit
!style="width:70px;"|Relay
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2002 [[Ridnauntal|Ridnaun-Val Ridanna]]
| 18th
| 13th
| 13th
| 11th
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|POL}} 2003 [[Kościelisko]]
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
| 7th
| style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze'''
| 4th
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} 2004 [[Maurienne|Haute Maurienne]]
| 14th
| 6th
| style="background:gold"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold"| '''Gold'''
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2005 [[Kontiolahti]]
| style="background:gold"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:gold"| '''Gold'''
| style="background:silver"| '''Silver'''
| 10th
|}

===World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="70%"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;"| Season
! colspan="3" | Overall
! colspan="3" | Individual
! colspan="3" | Sprint
! colspan="3" | Pursuit
! colspan="3" | Mass start
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Races</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Races</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Races</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Races</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Races</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Points</small>
! style="width:5%;"| <small>Position</small>
|-
| |{{nowrap|[[2005–06 Biathlon World Cup|2005–06]]}}|| '''17/26''' || '''289''' || '''22nd''' || 0/3 || 0 || {{n/a}} || 7/10 || 120 || 21st || 5/8 || 52 || 32nd || 5/5 || 117 || 7th
|-
| |[[2006–07 Biathlon World Cup|2006–07]]|| '''19/27''' || '''381''' || '''17th''' || 0/4 || 0 || {{n/a}} || 8/10 || 158 || 14th || 6/8 || 154 || 12th || 3/5 || 69 || 18th
|-
| |[[2007–08 Biathlon World Cup|2007–08]]|| '''20/26''' || '''687''' || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| '''3rd''' || 2/3 || 100 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd || 8/10 || 253 || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 6/8 || 210 || 6th || 4/5 || 124 || 5th
|-
| |[[2008–09 Biathlon World Cup|2008–09]]|| '''19/26''' || '''844''' || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| '''3rd''' || 2/4 || 72 || 14th || 7/10 || 318 || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 6/7 || 308 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd || 4/5 || 146 || 7th
|-
| |[[2009–10 Biathlon World Cup|2009–10]]|| '''19/25''' || '''828''' || style=" background:gold"| '''1st''' || 2/4 || 120 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd || 8/10 || 354 || style=" background:gold"| 1st || 4/6 || 173 || 8th || 5/5 || 163 || style="background:silver"| 2nd
|-
| |[[2010–11 Biathlon World Cup|2010–11]]|| '''24/26''' || '''1105''' || style=" background:silver"| '''2nd''' || 4/4 || 188 || style=" background:gold"| 1st || 9/10 || 369 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd || 6/7 || 304 || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 5/5 || 244 || style=" background:gold"| 1st
|-
| |[[2011–12 Biathlon World Cup|2011–12]]|| '''26/26''' || '''1035''' || style="background:silver"| '''2nd''' || 3/3 || 108 || style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 10/10 || 378 || style="background:silver"| 2nd || 8/8 || 349 || style="background:silver"| 2nd || 5/5 || 218 || style="background:silver"| 2nd
|-
| |[[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup|2012–13]]|| '''20/26''' || '''827''' || style="background:silver"| '''2nd''' || 1/3 || 43 || 25th || 8/10 || 315 || style="background:silver"| 2nd || 7/8 || 287 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd || 4/5 || 182 || style=" background:silver"| 2nd
|-
| |[[2013–14 Biathlon World Cup|2013–14]]|| '''18/22''' || '''642''' || style="background:silver"| '''2nd''' || 2/2 || 84 || style=" background:gold"| 1st || 7/9 || 240 || 6th || 6/8 || 217 || 7th || 3/3 || 101 || 4th
|-
| |[[2014–15 Biathlon World Cup|2014–15]]|| '''21/25''' || '''613''' || '''9th''' || 2/3 || 114 || style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 8/10 || 191 || 17th || 6/7 || 199 || 6th || 5/5 || 109 || 15th
|-
| |[[2015–16 Biathlon World Cup|2015–16]]|| '''19/25''' || '''595''' || '''10th''' || 3/3 || 64 || 15th || 6/9 || 183 || 14th || 6/8 || 229 || 7th || 4/5 || 119 || 15th
|-
| |[[2016–17 Biathlon World Cup|2016–17]]|| '''19/26''' || '''667''' || '''7th''' || 1/3 || 14 || 49th || 8/9 || 276 || style=" background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd || 6/9 || 249 || 5th || 4/5 || 128 || 12th
|-
| |[[2017–18 Biathlon World Cup|2017–18]]|| '''10/22''' || '''323''' || '''24th''' || 2/2 || 41 || 15th || 3/8 || 106 || 24th || 3/7 || 126 || 20th || 2/5 || 50 || 29th
|}

===Individual victories===
''38 victories (8 In, 11 Sp, 12 Pu, 7 MS)'' <!--20 Dec 2014-->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Date
! Location
! Discipline
! Level
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2007–08 Biathlon World Cup|2007–08]]''' <br /> 6 victories <br /> (2 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) || 13 December 2007 ||{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pokljuka]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 14 February 2008 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Championships]]
|-
| 17 February 2008 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Championships]]
|-
| 27 February 2008 ||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pyeongchang]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 8 March 2008 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 13 March 2008 ||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo Holmenkollen]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2008–09 Biathlon World Cup|2008–09]]''' <br /> 5 victories <br /> (3 Sp, 2 Pu) || 6 December 2008 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 December 2008 ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hochfilzen]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 13 December 2008 ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hochfilzen]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 23 January 2009 ||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rasen-Antholz|Antholz-Anterselva]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 28 March 2009 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2009–10 Biathlon World Cup|2009–10]]''' <br /> 5 victories <br /> (2 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) || 3 December 2009 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 December 2009 ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hochfilzen]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 14 January 2010 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 16 January 2010 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 18 February 2010 ||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Whistler Olympic Park|Vancouver]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Winter Olympic Games]]
|-
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2010–11 Biathlon World Cup|2010–11]]''' <br /> 8 victories <br /> (2 In, 2 Sp, 2 Pu, 2 MS) || 2 December 2010 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 4 December 2010 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 January 2011 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 10 February 2011 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fort Kent, Maine|Fort Kent]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 February 2011 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fort Kent, Maine|Fort Kent]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 March 2011 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Championships]]
|-
| 19 March 2011 ||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo Holmenkollen]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 20 March 2011 ||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo Holmenkollen]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2011–12 Biathlon World Cup|2011–12]]''' <br /> 4 victories <br /> (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS) || 10 December 2011 ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hochfilzen]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 14 January 2012 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 5 February 2012 ||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo Holmenkollen]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 18 March 2012 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khanty-Mansiysk]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup|2012–13]]''' <br /> 3 victories <br /> (1 Sp, 2 Pu) || 15 December 2012 ||{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pokljuka]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 9 February 2013 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Championships]]
|-
| 10 February 2013 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Championships]]
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2013–14 Biathlon World Cup|2013–14]]''' <br /> 5 victories <br /> (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS) || 3 January 2014 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]]||10&nbsp;km sprint||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 4 January 2014 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 11 January 2014 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 12 January 2014 ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 18 February 2014 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sochi]]||15&nbsp;km mass start||[[Winter Olympic Games]]
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[2014–15 Biathlon World Cup|2014–15]]''' <br /> 2 victories <br /> (1 In, 1 Pu) || 3 December 2014 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]]||20&nbsp;km individual||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
| 20 December 2014 ||{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pokljuka]]||12.5&nbsp;km pursuit||[[Biathlon World Cup]]
|-
|} <!--20 Dec 2014-->
:''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the [[Biathlon World Cup]], [[Biathlon World Championships]] and the [[Winter Olympic Games]].''

==See also==
*[[List of multiple Olympic gold medalists]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IBU profile}}
* {{FIS cross-country skier}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406084347/http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/nor/Emil+Hegle+Svendsen/101110 |date=dmy |title=Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics }}

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{{succession box
| before = [[Aksel Lund Svindal]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for Norway at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{NOR}}
| years = [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]
| after = ''Incumbent''
}}
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