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Full name | Eirik Kvalfoss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Voss, Hordaland, Norway | 25 December 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Voss Skiskyttarlag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 22 January 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1984, 1988, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 10 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 13 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 14 (1980/81–1993/94) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 (1988–89) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eirik Kvalfoss (born 25 December 1959) is a Norwegian retired biathlete.
He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as well as several relay medals. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1983.
Kvalfoss did his higher education at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. [2]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [3]
3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1984 Sarajevo | Bronze | Gold | Silver |
1988 Calgary | 6th | 20th | 6th |
1992 Albertville | 27th | 47th | 5th |
13 medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
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1981 Lahti | 17th | 8th | — | 4th |
1982 Minsk | Silver | Gold | — | Silver |
1983 Antholz-Anterselva | 14th | Gold | — | Bronze |
1985 Ruhpolding | 26th | Silver | — | 4th |
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen | 25th | 12th | — | 5th |
1987 Lake Placid | 17th | 41st | — | 4th |
1989 Feistritz | Gold | Silver | — | Bronze |
1990 Minsk | 10th | Silver | — | 4th |
1991 Lahti | Bronze | Bronze | — | Bronze |
1993 Borovets | 4th | 4th | — | 9th |
14 victories (4 In, 10 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1980–81 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) | 22 January 1981 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
4 April 1981 | Hedenäset | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
1981–82 1 victory (1 Sp) | 13 February 1982 | Minsk | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
1982–83 2 victories (2 Sp) | 28 January 1983 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
26 February 1983 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
1983–84 3 victories (3 Sp) | 14 January 1984 | Pontresina | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
14 February 1984 | Sarajevo | 10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games | |
8 March 1984 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
1987–88 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) | 15 March 1988 | Keuruu | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
17 March 1988 | Jyväskylä | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
1988–89 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp) | 7 February 1989 | Feistritz | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
4 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
1989–90 1 victory (1 In) | 15 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1990–91 1 victory (1 Sp) | 16 March 1991 | Canmore | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
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