Norwegian Biathlon Championships
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The Norwegian Biathlon Championships is the national biathlon championships of Norway and have been held every year since 1959.
Men
=Individual (20 km)=
This event was first held in 1959. It was not held in 2016.
=Sprint (10 km)=
This event was first held in 1974.
=Pursuit (12.5 km)=
This event was first held in 1997. It was not held in 2006, 2010 and 2012.
=Mass start (15 km)=
This event was first held in 2000. It was not held in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
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! Year ! width="100" | Location ! style="background:gold" width="250" | Gold ! style="background:silver" width="250" | Silver ! style="background:#cc9966" width="250" | Bronze | ||||
| 2000 | Meråker Ål | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen |
| 2001 | Ål | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Dag Bjørndalen |
| 2002 | Nordfjordeid | Frode Andresen | Egil Gjelland | Halvard Hanevold |
| 2003 | Tromsø | Halvard Hanevold | Egil Gjelland | Frode Andresen |
| 2004 | Steinkjer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Alexander Os | Anstein Mykland |
| 2005 | Bossmo Ytteren Skonseng | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Lars Berger | Egil Gjelland |
| 2006 | Trondheim Byåsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Magne Thorleiv Rønning | Stian Eckhoff |
| 2010 | Simostranda | Halvard Hanevold | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Alexander Os |
| 2012 | Trondheim | Rune Brattsveen | Lars Berger | Emil Hegle Svendsen |
| 2014 | Voss | Kristoffer Langøien Skjelvik | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Erlend Bjøntegaard |
| 2015 | Sirdal | Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Tarjei Bø | Vegard Bjørn Gjermundshaug |
| 2016 | Dombås | Tarjei Bø | Alexander Os | Lars Helge Birkeland |
=Relay (4 × 7.5 km)=
This event was first held in 1966.
=Team=
This event was first held in 1990 and was abolished as an event in 1998, as it was at the World Championships and World Cup.
Women
=Individual (15 km)=
This event was first held in 1979. It was not held in 2016.
=Sprint (7.5 km)=
This event was first held in 1979.
=Pursuit (10 km)=
This event was first held in 1997. It was not held in 2006, 2010 and 2012.
=Mass start (12.5 km)=
This event was first held in 2000. It was not held in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
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! Year ! width="100" | Location ! style="background:gold" width="250" | Gold ! style="background:silver" width="250" | Silver ! style="background:#cc9966" width="250" | Bronze | ||||
| 2000 | Meråker Ål | Linda Tjørhom | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Ann Helen Grande |
| 2001 | Ål | Linda Tjørhom | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Ann Helen Grande |
| 2002 | Nordfjordeid | Tora Berger | Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | Linda Tjørhom |
| 2003 | Tromsø | Linda Tjørhom | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Liv Kjersti Eikeland |
| 2004 | Steinkjer | Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen | Linda Tjørhom | Gunn Margit Andreassen |
| 2005 | Bossmo Ytteren Skonseng | Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen | Linda Tjørhom | Tora Berger |
| 2006 | Trondheim Byåsen | Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée | Tora Berger | Liv Kjersti Eikeland |
| 2010 | Simostranda | Tora Berger | Fanny Welle-Strand Horn | Ada Ringen |
| 2012 | Trondheim | Tora Berger | Synnøve Solemdal | Marte Olsbu |
| 2014 | Voss | Tora Berger | Tiril Eckhoff | Marte Olsbu |
| 2016 | Dombås | Marte Olsbu | Synnøve Solemdal | Marion Rønning Huber |
=Relay (3 × 6 km)=
This event was first held in 1979. Through 1988, the event was 3 × 5 km. 1989-2002: 3 × 7.5 km. 2003-: 3 × 6 km.
=Team=
This event was first held in 1990 and was abolished as an event in 1998, as it was at the World Championships and World Cup.
Multiple individual champions
Below is a list of the top ten male and female biathletes at the Norwegian Biathlon Championships by individual gold medals. Biathletes whose names are in bold are still active.
Updated: 3 April 2016
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| + Men
! style="width:30px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Place ! style="width:200px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Name ! style="width:50px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Gold medals |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 19 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 9 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 8 |
| rowspan=3 align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 6 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen
| align="center" | 6 |
| Tarjei Bø
| align="center" | 6 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 5 |
| Jon Åge Tyldum
| align="center" | 5 |
| rowspan=3 align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 4 |
| Svein Engen
| align="center" | 4 |
| Sigleif Johansen
| align="center" | 4 |
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| class="wikitable" |
| + Women
! style="width:30px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Place ! style="width:200px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Name ! style="width:50px;" class="hintergrundfarbe6" | Gold medals |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 17 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 15 |
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 7 |
| Mette Mestad
| align="center" | 7 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 6 |
| rowspan=5 align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 4 |
| Gunn Margit Andreassen
| align="center" | 4 |
| Anne Elvebakk
| align="center" | 4 |
| Siv Bråten Lunde
| align="center" | 4 |
| Marte Olsbu
| align="center" | 4 |
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See also
Notes
:1. {{note label|placement|α|1}} The Norwegian Biathlon Association{{cite web |url=http://www.skiskyting.no/?module=Articles&action=Article.publicOpen&id=1159 |title=NM senior |website=Norges Skiskytterforbund |access-date=4 March 2015 |language=Norwegian |trans-title=NC (Norwegian Championships) senior |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314041822/http://skiskyting.no/?action=article.publicopen&id=1159&module=articles |archive-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} {{in lang|no}} and Hans Lysaker sources disagree here, should possibly be Ola Lunde rather than Odd Lunde. However, Aftenposten agrees with Hans Lysaker and so that source has been given precedent.{{cite news |author=Jan Fr. Løchen |date=1 February 1971 |title=Kåre Hovde vendte stafetten |trans-title=Kåre Hovde turned the relay |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/43428/15 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=4 March 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160314041822/http://skiskyting.no/?action=article.publicopen&id=1159&module=articles Results] at the Norwegian Biathlon Association
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130819045340/http://www.hanslysaker.net/skiskytnm.htm Results]}} at HansLysaker.net
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Category:Biathlon competitions in Norway