Tor Svendsberget
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox biathlete Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[9]
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1972 Sapporo | 8th | 4th |
| Template:Flagicon 1976 Innsbruck | 9th | 5th |
World Championships
8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1969 Zakopane | 23rd | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1970 Östersund | Silver | — | Silver |
| Template:Flagicon 1971 Hämeenlinna | — | — | Silver |
| Template:Flagicon 1973 Lake Placid | Bronze | — | Silver |
| Template:Flagicon 1974 Minsk | Bronze | 29th | Bronze |
| Template:Flagicon 1975 Antholz-Anterselva | 4th | 14th | 5th |
| Template:Flagicon 1976 Antholz-Anterselva | — | 9th | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1977 Lillehammer | 8th | 9th | 4th |
| Template:Flagicon 1978 Hochfilzen | — | — | 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
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- ↑ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 20 km" – sports123.com (Retrieved on 25 April 2008)
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