Maren Kirkeeide

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FullnameMaren Hjelmeset Kirkeeide
Born (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 23)
Stryn, Norway
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
CountryNorway
Maren Kirkeeide
Kirkeeide in 2025
Personal information
Full nameMaren Hjelmeset Kirkeeide
Born (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 23)
Stryn, Norway
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportBiathlon
Coached byPatrick Oberegger
Sverre Huber Kaas
Professional information
ClubMarkane IL
World Cup debut2023
Olympic Games
Teams1 2026
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams1 2025
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons4 (2022/23–)
Individual races58
All races76
Individual victories2
All victories3
Individual podiums8
All podiums21
Overall titles1 (2025–26 Under 23)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano Cortina7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano Cortina10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano Cortina4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Lenzerheide4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 Lenzerheide12.5 km mass start
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 LenzerheideMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2024 Osrblie15 km individual
Gold medal – first place2024 Osrblie10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2024 OsrblieMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Osrblie7.5 km sprint
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Soldier Hollow6 km sprint
Updated on 22 March 2026

Maren Hjelmeset Kirkeeide (born 1 March 2003) is a Norwegian biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2023.[1] She won gold medal in the individual race at the 2024 IBU Open European Championships.[2]

Maren Kirkeeide participated in her initial international biathlon competitions during the junior competitions of the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2022 in Soldier Hollow. She secured victory in the sprint race and subsequently participated in the junior women's relay, finishing fourth with a notable gap of over three minutes behind the winning Italian team. Kirkeeide drew attention during the preparatory races in Sjusjøen in mid-November 2022. Despite the absence of top Norwegian biathletes, she failed to achieve a podium finish but recorded the fastest time in the second sprint and secured a fourth-place finish despite two shooting misses.[3]

Following this, at the age of 19, Kirkeeide made her debut in the IBU Cup in Idre, immediately clinching the second position in the individual competition. Two weeks later, she achieved her inaugural victory at the pursuit in Ridnaun, surpassing Federica Sanfilippo in a final sprint. She also achieved success in Osrblie by winning the super sprint and triumphing with the mixed relay. Subsequently, Kirkeeide had the opportunity to compete in an individual World Cup race in Ruhpolding, finishing 50th after three misses at the end of January 2023.

She participated in her first IBU Open European Championships in late January 2023, where, despite not securing a top-10 placement in individual races, she won the gold medal in the mixed relay alongside Karoline Erdal, Erlend Bjøntegaard, and Vebjørn Sørum. In the final competitions in Canmore, Kirkeeide secured two more victories in the sprint and mixed relay, earning her a spot at the World Cup Final in Oslo. She finished 25th in the sprint with one shooting miss. In the 2022–23 Biathlon IBU Cup overall standings, she claimed fourth place and won the super sprint classification.

Personal life

Kirkeeide is the niece of former cross-country skier Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset.[4]

Biathlon results

References

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