![]() Lars Helge Birkeland during the Norwegian Rolling-Ski Biathlon Championship in August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Tønsberg, Norway | 11 February 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Birkenes IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 (2012, 2013, 2017), 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 6 (2011/12–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All races | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lars Helge Birkeland (born 11 February 1988) is a retired Norwegian biathlete. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
1 medal (1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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![]() | 60th | — | — | — | Silver | — |
1 medal (1 gold)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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![]() | 39th | — | — | — | — | — |
![]() | 44th | — | — | — | — | — |
![]() | 9th | — | — | — | — | — |
![]() | 18th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
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