Marte Olsbu Røiseland

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Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Marte Olsbu 2016.jpg
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 31)
Arendal, Norway
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubFroland
World Cup debut2012
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (20152021)
Medals14 (11 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2012/13–)
All races209
Individual victories9
All victories25
Individual podiums23
All podiums51
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund Single mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz Single mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Pokljuka 4 x 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Pokljuka Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Antholz 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Antholz 15 km individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nové Město 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nové Město 4 x 6 km relay
Updated on 20 February 2021.

Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a Norwegian biathlete and Winter Olympic silver medalist. She resides in Froland.

Career[]

Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 201213 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[1]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she won two silver medals, in 7.5 kilometres sprint, and in the mixed relay. She placed fourth in 10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the 12.5 kilometres mass start, and fourth in the women's relay with the Norwegian team.[2]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games[]

2 medals (2 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 71st Silver 4th 8th 4th Silver

World Championships[]

14 medals (11 gold, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 31st 42nd 5th N/A
Norway 2016 Oslo 42nd 11th 16th 7th Gold Bronze
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 58th 54th 16th 29th 11th 8th
Sweden 2019 Östersund 23rd 25th 4th 7th Gold Gold Gold
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze Gold Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 20th 6th 9th 4th Gold Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup[]

Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2012–13 22 13 81st 13 51st 0 0 0
2013–14 23 110 53rd 0 47 53rd 63 42nd 0
2014–15 24 143 44th 0 70 44th 73 29th 0
2015–16 25 352 22nd 8 56th 139 22nd 141 19th 64 25th
2016–17 26 551 12th 37 29th 172 14th 236 7th 106 16th
2017–18 27 450 14th 46 14th 115 21st 131 14th 158 8th
2018–19 28 855 4th 67 12th 326 3rd 312 2nd 161 4th
2019–20 29 597 5th 99 6th 248 4th 104 8th 146 8th
2020–21 30 963 2nd 28 31 319 2nd 319 2nd 175 4th

Individual victories[]

11 victories (4 Sp, 5 Pu, 2 MS)

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2018/19 21 December 2018 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
2 22 December 2018 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Pursuit World Cup
3 14 February 2019 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
4 2019/20 9 January 2020 Germany Oberhof, Germany 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
5 14 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy 7.5 km Sprint World Championships
6 23 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy 12.5 km Mass Start World Championships
7 2020/21 13 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 10 km Pursuit World Cup
8 21 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 12.5 km Mass Start World Cup
9 20 March 2021 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Cup
10 2021/22 4 December 2021 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Cup
11 12 December 2021 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 10 km Pursuit World Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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