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Full name | Kjell Søbak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bodø, Nordland, Norway | 21 June 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 10 January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1980, 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 (1978/79–1985/86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjell Søbak (born 21 June 1957) is a Norwegian former biathlete. [1] At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]
1 medal (1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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![]() | — | 5th | 4th |
![]() | — | 4th | Silver |
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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![]() | — | — | 4th |
![]() | 8th | 4th | 4th |
![]() | 6th | 9th | Silver |
![]() | 13th | 19th | Bronze |
![]() | 14th | 14th | 4th |
![]() | 20th | — | — |
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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1980–81 1 victory (1 Sp) | 16 January 1981 | ![]() | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1981–82 1 victory (1 In) | 5 March 1982 | ![]() | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
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