Frode Andresen

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Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen Ostersund 2008.jpg
Andresen in Östersund, 2008
Personal information
Full nameFrode Andresen
Born (1973-09-09) 9 September 1973 (age 51)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubRingkollen Skiklubb
Skis Atomic
World Cup debut6 March 1993
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams14 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Medals9 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons20 (1992/93–2011/12)
Individual victories15
All victories28
Individual podiums47
All podiums84
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin 10 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Team event
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Oslo 10 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Oslo 15 km mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Mixed relay
Frode competing in the 20km Individual at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Frode Andresen.jpg
Frode competing in the 20km Individual at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Frode Andresen (born 9 September 1973) is a Norwegian former biathlete and cross-country skier.

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Early life

Andresen was born in the Netherlands, and lived one year each in Cape Town, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya, because of his parents' careers. They settled in Norway when Frode was four, and a year later he learned to cross-country ski, taking up biathlon at the age of twelve.

Biathlon career

Andresen started competing in 1985 and has 15 World cup victories. In all Andresen had 47 podium finishes, 15 1st (including three wins at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition with two sprint wins (2000, 2001) and one pursuit (2001)), 15 2nd and 17 3rd places. [1] On the January 22, 2006, Frode Andresen won the Golden Cup, which is a trophy awarded to the biathlete with the most points during the three world cup events after Christmas. Andresen is one of the fastest skiers in the field, but his shooting accuracy is questionable, his 03/04 season shooting statistics were 72% in the prone, and 67% standing, whilst the top biathletes are in the high 80% range.

On 14 February 2006 Andresen won the bronze medal in the 10 km sprint in the 2006 Winter Olympics in a time of 26:31.3, 19.7 seconds behind winner Sven Fischer of Germany, having missed one target out of ten. This gave him a complete set of medals in his olympic career.

Andresen's last competition at the World Cup level was the sprint in Hochfilzen 15 December 2011 in the 2011–12 season. [1] Andresen's last competition at the IBU Cup level was the sprint in Beitostølen 1 December 2012 in the 2012–13 season. [1]

Cross-country career

A skilled and versatile skier, Andresen also participates in FIS cross-country skiing competitions. One of his best achievements in this sport is the first place in 20 km Freestyle race on 1999 Norwegian national championship which took place in Lillehammer.

Personal life

Frode lives with fellow biathlete Gunn Margit Andreassen, and they had a son together, David, who was born around Christmas 2004, but died January 1, 2018.[ citation needed ] They also have two younger sons, Nicolai and Elias. He has a degree in economics and lists monitoring the stock market as a hobby of his.[ citation needed ] Frode is an avid cyclist, coming 26th at the 2002 Norwegian Championships in road cycling.[ citation needed ] As a child he cracked several teeth while skateboarding.[ citation needed ]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [1]

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelay
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano 19thSilver
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 7th8th14thGold
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 15thBronze6th19th5th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startTeamRelayMixed relay
Flag of Italy.svg 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 10thGold5th
Flag of Germany.svg 1996 Ruhpolding 5th4th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 14th19th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1998 Pokljuka 8th
Flag of Finland.svg 1999 Kontiolahti 53rdBronze27th6thBronze
Flag of Norway.svg 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 21stGold6thDSQSilver
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2001 Pokljuka 8th6th16thBronze
Flag of Norway.svg 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen Bronze
Flag of Russia.svg 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 26th6th13th21st4th
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof 10th15th19th
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 35th35th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006 Pokljuka 23rd
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 4th6thSilverBronze
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund 57th42nd
*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

15 victories (11 Sp, 4 Pu)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1997–98
1 victory
(1 Sp)
10 January 1998 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1998–99
1 victory
(1 Pu)
6 March 1999 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valcartier 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000
6 victories
(4 Sp, 2 Pu)
8 December 1999 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
10 December 1999 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
17 December 1999 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
11 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
13 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
19 February 2000 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Championships
2000–01
3 victories
(2 Sp, 1 Pu)
7 March 2001 Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
16 March 2001 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
17 March 2001 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2002–03
1 victory
(1 Sp)
5 December 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2005–06
3 victories
(3 Sp)
10 December 2005 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
14 January 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
19 January 2006 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceSprintTour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1999 2510871
2001 2783
2004 3011071
2005 3113385
2008 349056
2010 3613585

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  2003–04  23 November 2003 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Estil / Bjonviken / Bjørndalen

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frode Andresen". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "ANDRESEN Frode". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.