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Full name | Ivar Olaus Nordkild | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vassdalen, Narvik, Nordland, Norway | 14 May 1941||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bjerkvik Idrettslag | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 5 (1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivar Olaus Nordkild (born 14 May 1941) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition. He won a second gold medal in the men's relay in the 1966 world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen [1] and a silver medal in the same event in 1971.
He represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, skiing third leg in the relay, with team mates Tor Svendsberget, Kåre Hovda and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth. [2] [3]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [4]
Event | Individual | Relay |
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1972 Sapporo | — | 4th |
3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Team (time) | Relay |
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1965 Elverum | 14th | — | Gold | — |
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | — | — | — | Gold |
1970 Östersund | 11th | — | — | — |
1971 Hämeenlinna | 14th | — | — | Silver |
1974 Minsk | 36th | — | — | — |
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