Vebjørn Sørum

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Vebjørn Sørum
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Gjøvik, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Lenzerheide 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 LenzerheideMixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Osrblie 20 km individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Lenzerheide10 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 OsrblieSingle mixed relay

Vebjørn Sørum (born 11 August 1998) is a Norwegian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2023. [1]

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Career

Vebjørn Sørum began his international career in 2017 at the Junior World Championships in Brezno. After finishing 39th in the individual event, 27th in the sprint, and making a remarkable comeback in the pursuit (8th place), he won the world title in the young men's relay, alongside Jorgen Krogsaeter and Sivert Guttorm Bakken. [2]

He was absent from the international competition the following season and made his IBU Cup debut in 2018, finishing 40th in the sprint in Idre. A few weeks later, he stepped onto his first podium after the mixed relay (with Karoline Knotten, Eline Grue, and Frederik Gjesbakk, securing third place). [3] He achieved a sprint-pursuit double at the 2019 Junior World Championships and also earned two silver medals at the Junior European Championships in Sjusjøen (individual and relay).

In the subsequent season, Sørum returned to the IBU Cup competition after the 2020 Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, winning new medals - silver in the individual and gold in the sprint. [4] He then claimed his first individual podium on the senior circuit (IBU Cup) by winning the super sprint in Martell, surpassing German biathlete Simon Schempp. [5]

After only two races in the IBU Cup during the 2021/2022 winter season, he started the 2022/2023 season on the national team. However, he quickly regained his place in the Norwegian B team and returned to the IBU Cup in January 2023. In excellent form on skis and precise behind the rifle, he achieved 7 individual podiums, including 3 victories in just 12 races. At the 2023 European Championships in Lenzerheide, he won silver in the sprint, gold in the pursuit, and gold in the mixed relay (with Maren Kirkeeide, Karoline Erdal, and Erlend Bjøntegaard). [6] [7] He finished 3rd in the overall IBU Cup standings and, following the positive Covid-19 tests of Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø and Sturla Holm Lægreid, had the opportunity to make his World Cup debut in the last two stages of the 2022-2023 season in Östersund and Oslo. [8]

After a 45th-place finish in the individual event, he had joining the Norwegian quartet for the relay. He securing victory with Endre Strømsheim, Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, stepping onto the World Cup podium for the first time in his debut stage. [9]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

0 medal

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 45th4th25th14th———
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Youth and Junior World Championships

5 medals (4 gold, 1 silver)

YearAgeIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2017 Brezno-Osrblie 1839th27th8thGold
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2019 Brezno-Osrblie 2049thGoldGold4th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Lenzerheide 21SilverGold6th4th

World Cup

SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
RacesPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2022–23 3/212671st——1856th868th——
2023–24 13/2129526th1746th9825th7429th10615th

Individual podiums

  • 1 victories (1 Ind)
  • 3 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 2023–24  2 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund World CupSprint3rd
221 January 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupMass Start3rd
3 2024–25  15 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupIndividual1st

Relay podiums

  • 2 victories (1 RL, 1 MR)
  • 3 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate(s)
1 2022–23 11 March 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersund World CupRelay1st Strømsheim, Dale, Christiansen
2 2024–25 30 November 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupMixed Relay1st Knotten, Tandrevold, Dale-Skjevdal
315 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay2nd Lægreid, Bø, Bø

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ↑ "Brezno 2017: Youth World Champs!". 27 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Junior World Championships, Junior Men 12.5 km Pursuit, Brezno-Osrblie - 2018/2019 results". www.biathlon.com.ua.
  4. ↑ "15 km Individual - Lenzerheide - 2019/20". firstskisport.com.
  5. ↑ "Martell - IBU Cup - L'exploit de Vebjoern Soerum - Sports Infos - Ski - Biathlon". www.ski-nordique.net. 13 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Clapier, Sophie (28 January 2023). "Biathlon Championnats d'Europe 2023 : Vebjoern Soerum en or sur la poursuite, triplé norvégien". Dicodusport.
  7. ↑ Burgaud, Florian (29 January 2023). "Biathlon | Lenzerheide : la Norvège championne d'Europe du relais mixte pour la troisième fois de suite, les Bleus septièmes | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Ski nordique". www.nordicmag.info.
  8. ↑ "Sturla Holm Laegreid également absent - Sports Infos - Ski - Biathlon". www.ski-nordique.net. 6 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Warnier, Mathieu (11 March 2023). "Östersund: La Norvège reçue cinq sur cinq".
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