Full name Halvard Hanevold Medals 6 (3 gold) Height 1.80 m Teams 5, 16 World Cup debut 8 March 1992 Role Biathlete Retired March 27, 2010 | Club Asker Skiklubb Name Halvard Hanevold Spouse Sandra Keith Sport Biathlon Medals 16 (5 gold) Weight 75 kg | |
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Born 3 December 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-12-03 ) Asker, Norway Similar People Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Frode Andresen, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Egil Gjelland, Sven Fischer | ||
Halvard hanevold
Halvard Hanevold (born 3 December 1969) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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- Halvard hanevold
- Career
- Biathlon results
- Olympic Games
- World Championships
- Individual victories
- References
Halvard hanevold
Career
Hanevold 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 also medaled 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 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.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
8 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
*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)
*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)
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.