Magnar Solberg

{{Short description|Norwegian biathlete (born 1937)}}

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| caption = Solberg on a podium at the 1968 Winter Olympics

| fullname = Magnar Solberg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1937|2|4}}

| birth_place = Soknedal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

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| height = 180 cm

| weight = 68 kg

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = Heimevernsdistrikt 12, Trondheim

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| olympicteams = 2 (1968, 1972)

| olympicmedals = 3

| olympicgolds = 2

| worldsteams = 3 (1969, 1970, 1971)

| worldsmedals = 5

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{{MedalSport|Men's biathlon}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1968 Grenoble|20 km individual}}

{{MedalGold|1972 Sapporo|20 km individual}}

{{MedalSilver|1968 Grenoble|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1969 Zakopane|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1969 Zakopane|20 km individual}}

{{MedalSilver|1970 Östersund|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1971 Hämeenlinna|4 × 7.5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1971 Hämeenlinna|20 km individual}}

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Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Magnar Solberg |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |editor-last=Henriksen |editor-first=Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Magnar_Solberg |language=no |access-date=4 May 2010}}

After retiring from competitions Solberg became a police officer. He was one of the officers responsible for the miscarriage of justice against Fritz Moen, by adjusting a murder victim's time of death in order to dismiss Moen's alibi.[http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/trondheim/article1033019.ece Adresseavisen – Walks free after miscarriage of justice (norwegian)]. He later admitted to wrongdoing, retired from the police force, and worked in the insurance industry.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417112005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/magnar-solberg-1.html Magnar Solberg]. sports-reference.com