Tor Svendsberget
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tor Svendsberget (born 3 November 1947) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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]
