Gunn Margit Andreassen

{{short description|Norwegian biathlete}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's biathlon}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Salt Lake City | Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics}}

{{MedalBronze|1998 Nagano | 4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold |Biathlon World Championships 1995|Team event}}

{{MedalGold |1997 Brezno-Osrblie|Team event}}

{{MedalGold| 2004 Oberhof | 4 × 6 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver |1997 Brezno-Osrblie|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze |1995 Antholz-Anterselva|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze |2003 Khanty-Mansiysk|{{nowrap|15 km individual}}}}

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Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen (born 23 July 1973 in Kristiansand) is a former Norwegian biathlete.

Biathlon career

She won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002, both in the relay. From the World Championships she has the following results:

  • 1995 - 1.pl (Team)
  • 1995 - 3.pl (Relay)
  • 1997 - 1.pl (Team)
  • 1997 - 2.pl (Relay)
  • 2004 - 1.pl (Relay)

In cross-country skiing she participated in one World Cup race, in which she finished 46th, in Beitostølen in November 2003. She represented Ringkollen SK, the club of her husband, in this sport.{{FIS cross-country skier|1232}}

Personal life

She is a daughter of Ivar Andreassen and niece of Reidar Andreassen. Both were skiers and runners.{{cite news|title=Mester med syv bom|author=Thoresen, Thore-Erik|work=Aftenposten|date=10 January 1992|language=Norwegian}} She was born in Kristiansand, but lived in Birkenes and represented Birkenes IL. She lives with fellow former biathlete, Frode Andresen, and they have three sons together, David, who was born around Christmas 2004 - now deceased, Nicolai, who was born in 2008 and Elias, who was born in August 2010.

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