Odd Arne Brekne

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Odd Arne Brekne
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 40)
Farsund, Norway
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Shooting
Event Air rifle
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Changwon 300 m standard rifle team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Changwon300 m standard rifle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Changwon300 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Baku300 m rifle 3 positions team

Odd Arne Brekne (born 1 September 1984) is a Norwegian sport shooter.

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Biography

Brekne was born in Farsund on 1 September 1984. [1] He qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's 50 m rifle prone, where he finished in 13th place. [2] [3]

At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone team, along with Kim-André Lund and Simon Claussen. [4]

Brekne has won several national titles, and won the King's Cup trophy in 2010 and 2011. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tosterud, Svein-Erik. "Odd Arne Brekne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Odd Arne Brekne". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Odd Arne Brekne Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "VM i skyting: Norge tok gull og sølv i lagkonkurransen på 300 meter rifle". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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