Kjell Hovda

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Kjell Hovda
Personal information
Born (1945-10-27) 27 October 1945 (age 79)
Veggli, Norway
Sport
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay

Kjell Hovda (born 27 October 1945) is a former Norwegian biathlete. His achievements include winning silver and bronze medals in relays at the Biathlon World Championships.

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Career

Born in Veggli on 27 October 1945, [1] Hovda participated on the Norwegian team that won silver medals in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships 1973 in Lake Placid, [2] [3] along with team mates Esten Gjelten, Ragnar Tveiten and Tor Svendsberget, and he placed 9th in the individual competition. [4]

He won a bronze medal in the relay in the 1974 World Championships in Minsk, [3] and participated in the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1] [5]

Hovda coached the Norwegian national team 1976–80, has also been an expert commentator for NRK. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bryhn, Rolf. "Kjell Hovda". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" –sports123.com (Retrieved on 26 April 2008)
  3. 1 2 Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon. Aller Forlag. p. 398. ISBN   978-82-8156-044-4.
  4. ↑ Elster, Kristian (27 January 2009). "1973 Lake Placid, USA". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kjell Hovda Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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