Tor Svendsberget
Norwegian biathlete (born 1947)
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Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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| Full name | Tor Svendsberget | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Engerdal SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (1972, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 8 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 (1977/78–1978/79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
Svendsberget was born on 3 November 1947 in the village of Aust-Torpa in Torpa Municipality, Oppland county, Norway.[1]
He won a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.[2]
He represented Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics, skiing first leg in the relay, with team mates Kåre Hovda, Ivar Nordkild and Magnar Solberg, where the Norwegian team placed fourth.[3][4]
He has received four silver medals (1970, 1971, 1973, 1978) and one bronze medal (1974) in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships with the Norwegian team.[5][6] Svendsberget became junior world champion in 1967 and 1968.
Ahead of the 1979–80 season, Svendsberget was not reselected for the Norwegian national biathlon team.[7] As a consequence, Svendsberget retired from the sport.[8]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[9]
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1972 Sapporo |
8th | 4th |
 1976 Innsbruck |
9th | 5th |
World Championships
8 medals (5 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1969 Zakopane |
23rd | N/a | — |
 1970 Östersund |
Silver | N/a | Silver |
 1971 Hämeenlinna |
— | N/a | Silver |
 1973 Lake Placid |
Bronze | N/a | Silver |
 1974 Minsk |
Bronze | 29th | Bronze |
 1975 Antholz-Anterselva |
4th | 14th | 5th |
| 1976 Antholz-Anterselva |
N/a | 9th | N/a |
 1977 Lillehammer |
8th | 9th | 4th |
| 1978 Hochfilzen |
— | — | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Sprint was added as an event in 1974.
