Gard Kvale

{{Short description|Norwegian swimmer (born 1984)}}

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| strokes = Freestyle, IM

| club = Bergens Svømme Club

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|6}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

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Gard Kvale (born 6 May 1984 in Bergen, Norway)[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/gard-kvale-1.html Kvale's entry] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021130508/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/gard-kvale-1.html |date=October 21, 2012 }} from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-14. is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. He swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where he lowered the Norwegian Records in the 3 events he swam: the 200 and 400 frees and the 200 IM.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080903081707/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/210994.shtml Kvale's result page] from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-14.

As of 2008, he attends Bergen University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Bergen (HiB)).{{in lang|no}} [http://www.hib.no/aktuelt/nyheter/2008/08/kvale.asp HiB-student Gard Kvale deltar i Beijing] (trans: BUC-student Gard Kvale participates in Beijing), published by Bergen University College website (hib.no) on 2008-08-06; retrieved 2009-07-14.

At the 2007 Norwegian Championships in Namos, Norway, he won 7 events: the 100, 200, 800 and 1500 frees, the 200 and 400 IMs, and the 200 fly.[http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15159.asp Gard Kvale Wins Seven National Titles at Norwegian National Championships; Five National Records Fall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322103625/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15159.asp |date=2012-03-22 }}, Swimming World Magazine online; published 2007-7-16; retrieved 2009-07-14.

On July 1, 2009, he and Alexander Dale Oen were the 2 males named to Norway's 6-swimmer team for the 2009 World Championships.{{in lang|no}} [http://www.svomming.no/?articleid=4711 VM i svømmeidretter i Roma] (trans: WC in swimming in Rome); published by the Norwegian Swimming Federation on 2009-07-01; retrieved 2009-07-14.