Kjell Søbak

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Kjell Søbak
Personal information
Full nameKjell Søbak
Born (1957-06-21) 21 June 1957 (age 67)
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut10 January 1979
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1980, 1984)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1978/79–1985/86)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums8
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay

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.

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Lake Placid 5th4th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo 4thSilver

World Championships

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Germany.svg 1979 Ruhpolding 4th
Flag of Finland.svg 1981 Lahti 8th4th4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1982 Minsk 6th9thSilver
Flag of Italy.svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 13th19thBronze
Flag of Germany.svg 1985 Ruhpolding 14th14th4th
Flag of Norway.svg 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 20th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1980–81
1 victory
(1 Sp)
16 January 1981 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jáchymov 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1981–82
1 victory
(1 In)
5 March 1982 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

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References

  1. Kjell Søbak in Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian)
  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.