Stian Eckhoff
Norwegian biathlete (born 1979)
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Stian Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 3 September 1979) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He has 2 World Cup victories and in the 2004–05 season, Eckhoff placed tenth overall. Since his retirement he has become involved in coaching the Norwegian national biathlon team, and was appointed head coach of the Norwegian women's biathlon programme ahead of the 2014–15 season. He is the brother of fellow biathlete Tiril Eckhoff.[1]
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| Full name | Stian Kampenhaug Eckhoff | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fossum IF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 11 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (2003, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 10 (1999/00–2008/09) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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 2006 Turin |
16th | 16th | 21st | — | 5th |
World Championships
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk |
35th | 35th | 33rd | 9th | — | N/a |
 2004 Oberhof |
48th | 28th | 19th | 25th | — | N/a |
 2005 Hochfilzen |
27th | — | — | 14th | Gold | 10th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Individual victories
2 victories (2 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 2004–05 1 victory (1 Sp) | 15 December 2004 |  Östersund | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2005–06 1 victory (1 Sp) | 26 November 2005 | Östersund | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
