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Tor Svendsberget

Personal information
Full name	Tor Svendsberget
Born	(1947-11-03) 3 November 1947 (age 77) Aust-Torpa, Torpa, Oppland, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
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 Men's biathlon Representing  Norway World Championships 1970 Östersund 20 km individual 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay 1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay 1978 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay 1973 Lake Placid 20 km individual 1974 Minsk 20 km individual 1974 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay

Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Life and career

Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947.

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.

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.

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. 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. As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Relay
1972 Sapporo	8th	4th
1976 Innsbruck	9th	5th

World Championships

8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1969 Zakopane	23rd	—	—
1970 Östersund	Silver	—	Silver
1971 Hämeenlinna	—	—	Silver
1973 Lake Placid	Bronze	—	Silver
1974 Minsk	Bronze	29th	Bronze
1975 Antholz-Anterselva	4th	14th	5th
1976 Antholz-Anterselva	—	9th	—
1977 Lillehammer	8th	9th	4th
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

1. Bryhn, Rolf (5 March 2020). "Tor Svendsberget". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
2. "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 20 km" – sports123.com (Retrieved on 25 April 2008)
3. 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. "4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
5. "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – sports123.com (Retrieved on 25 April 2008)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

External links

• Tor Svendsberget at Olympedia
• Tor Svendsberget at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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