Norwegian Biathlon Championships 1991

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The 33rd Norwegian Biathlon Championships were held in Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway from 10 January to 13 January 1991 at the stadium Steinkjer skistadion, arranged by Steinkjer SK.^[1] There were 6 scheduled competitions: individual, sprint, and relay races for men and women. The team races for men and women were held on 24 March, concurrently with the final races of the Norwegian Biathlon Cup (Norgescupen),^[2] in Orkdal, at the stadium Knyken Skisenter, arranged by Orkdal IL.

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Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the administrative centre for Trøndelag county. Other populated areas in Steinkjer include the villages of Ogndal, Hyllbrua, Gaulstad, Beitstad, Bartnes, Vellamelen, Stod, Binde, Sunnan, Byafossen, Følling, Kvam, Lerkehaug, Mære, Sparbu, Vassaunet, and Vekre.

Nord-Trøndelag was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and Søndre Trondhjems amt. In 2016, the two county councils voted to merge (back) into a single county on 1 January 2018.

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Schedule

All times are local (UTC+1).^[4]

Date	Time	Event
10 January		Women's 15 km individual
10 January		Men's 20 km individual
12 January	11:00	Women's 7.5 km sprint
12 January	12:15	Men's 10 km sprint
13 January	10:30	Women's 3 × 7.5 km relay
13 January	12:30	Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
...
24 March		Women's 10 km team event
24 March		Men's 15 km team event

Medal winners

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
20 km individual^[5]	Gisle Fenne Voss SSL		Sverre Istad Voss SSL		Frode Løberg Elverum IL
10 km sprint^[6]	Jon Åge Tyldum Snåsa SSL	29:12 (0+1)	Eirik Kvalfoss Voss SSL	29:20 (1+0)	Geir Einang Vestre Slidre IL	29:28 (0+1)
15 km team event^[7]	Troms Tor Espen Kristiansen Bjørn Tore Berntsen Stig-Are Eriksen	45:57 (0) (2) (0)	Hedmark Tommy Olsen Frode Løberg Kjetil Sæter	46:46 (1) (2) (0)	Buskerud Asle Slettesven Ole Einar Bjørndalen Nils Anders Lien	47:17 (0) (2) (0)
4 × 7.5 km relay^[8]	Hordaland Terje Breivik Sverre Istad Eirik Kvalfoss Gisle Fenne	1:33:35.2 23:56 (0) 22:46 (0) 23:50 (2) 23:02 (0)	Oppland Tor Skattebo Ivar Michal Ulekleiv Sylfest Glimsdal Geir Einang	1:33:35.7 23:44 (2) 22:31 (0) 24:19 (2) 23:01 (0)	Hedmark Kjetil Sæter Tommy Olsen Rolf Storsveen Frode Løberg	1:35:50.5 23:40 (1) 23:41 (0) 23:57 (0) 24:31 (0)

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
15 km individual^[5]	Anne Elvebakk Voss SSL		Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Voss SSL		Synnøve Thoresen Simostranda IL
7.5 km sprint^[6]	Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Voss SSL	26:29.6 (1+1)	Anne Elvebakk Voss SSL	27:06.7 (1+1)	Unni Kristiansen Vestre Trysil IL	27:33.9 (0+0)
10 km team event^[7]	Hedmark Lene Teksum Elin Kristiansen Ann-Elen Skjelbreid	40:52 (1) (1) (1)	Buskerud Synnøve Thoresen Mona Bollerud Hildegunn Fossen	44:11 (2) (3) (0)	Hordaland Liv Grete Skjelbreid Anne Elvebakk Helga Øvsthus Fenne	44:49 (4) (2) (1)
3 × 7.5 km relay^[8]	Buskerud Synnøve Thoresen Mona Bollerud Hildegunn Fossen	1:21:34.5 27:12 (0) 28:11 (0) 26:10 (0)	Hedmark Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Unni Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen	1:23:03.8 27:54 (1) 28:27 (0) 26:41 (0)	Hordaland Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Helga Øvsthus Fenne Anne Elvebakk	1:23:40.5 26:40 (2) 29:11 (2) 27:48 (3)

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References

↑ "NM flyttet" [NC (Norwegian Championships) moved]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 23 February 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)
↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)
↑ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (14 January 1991). "Bingo-lignende skiskytter-stafett" [Bingo-like biathlon relay]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015.(in Norwegian)(subscription required)
↑ "Sport" [Sport]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 12 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)
1 2 "NM senior" [NC (Norwegian Championships) senior]. Norges Skiskytterforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015.(in Norwegian)
1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)
1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)
1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

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[1] "NM flyttet" [NC (Norwegian Championships) moved]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 23 February 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

[2] "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

[3] Thoresen, Thore-Erik (14 January 1991). "Bingo-lignende skiskytter-stafett" [Bingo-like biathlon relay]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015.(in Norwegian)(subscription required)

[4] "Sport" [Sport]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 12 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

[NM_senior-5] 1 2 "NM senior" [NC (Norwegian Championships) senior]. Norges Skiskytterforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2015.(in Norwegian)

[13_January_1991-6] 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

[25_March_1991-7] 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 March 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)

[14_January_1991-8] 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 January 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2015.(subscription required)