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| Full name | Tor Svendsberget | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1947 Aust-Torpa, Torpa, Oppland, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Engerdal SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1972, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 8 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 (1977/78–1978/79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947. [1]
He won a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974. [2]
He represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, skiing first leg in the relay, with team mates Kåre Hovda, Ivar Nordkild and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth. [3] [4]
He has received four silver medals and one bronze medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team. [5] Svendsberget became junior world champion in 1967 and 1968.
Ahead of the 1979–80 season, Svendsberget was not reselected for the Norwegian national biathlon team. [6] As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport. [7]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [8]
| Event | Individual | Relay |
|---|---|---|
 1972 Sapporo | 8th | 4th |
 1976 Innsbruck | 9th | 5th |
8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1969 Zakopane | 23rd | — | — |
 1970 Östersund | Silver | — | Silver |
 1971 Hämeenlinna | — | — | Silver |
 1973 Lake Placid | Bronze | — | Silver |
 1974 Minsk | Bronze | 29th | Bronze |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva | 4th | 14th | 5th |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva | — | 9th | — |
 1977 Lillehammer | 8th | 9th | 4th |
| 1978 Hochfilzen | — | — | Silver |
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