Marte Olsbu Røiseland
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Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 December 1990 Arendal, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Froland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 1 (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 6 (2015–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 14 (11 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 7 (2012/13–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All races | 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All victories | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 2012–13 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 |
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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 |
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2015 Kontiolahti | – | 31st | 42nd | – | 5th | – | N/A |
2016 Oslo | 42nd | 11th | 16th | 7th | Gold | Bronze | |
2017 Hochfilzen | 58th | 54th | 16th | 29th | 11th | 8th | |
2019 Östersund | 23rd | 25th | 4th | 7th | Gold | Gold | Gold |
2020 Antholz-Anterselva | Bronze | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
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 | |||||
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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 |
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1 | 2018/19 | 21 December 2018 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
2 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
3 | 14 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow, United States | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | |
4 | 2019/20 | 9 January 2020 | Oberhof, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
5 | 14 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 7.5 km Sprint | World Championships | |
6 | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Championships | |
7 | 2020/21 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
8 | 21 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | |
9 | 20 March 2021 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | |
10 | 2021/22 | 4 December 2021 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
11 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
References[]
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links[]
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at IBU
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at FIS (cross-country)
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympics.com
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympedia
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Norwegian female biathletes
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Olympic biathletes of Norway
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- People from Arendal
- People from Froland
- Norwegian biathlon biography stubs