Synnøve Solemdal

Synnøve Solemdal

Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 32) Tingvoll, Norway
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	2009
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (2011–2016, 2019–2020)
Medals	7 (5 gold)
Medal record World Championships 2012 Ruhpolding Mixed relay 2013 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay 2019 Östersund 4 x 6 km relay 2020 Antholz 4 x 6 km relay 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 6 km relay Junior World Championships 2010 Torsby 3 × 6 km relay 2010 Torsby 7.5 km sprint 2010 Torsby 10 km pursuit Youth World Championships 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 6 km relay

Synnøve Solemdal (born 15 May 1989) is a Norwegian former biathlete.

Career[]

Solemdal won two bronze medals at the 2010 Junior World Championships. As of the 2010/2011 season she is part of the Norwegian team. On 11 December 2010, she along with her teammates placed third in 4 × 6 km relay in Hochfilzen.

She took her first world cup victory in the 2012–13 season, moving up from 4th after the Sprint race to take the Pursuit in Hochfilzen. She repeated the feat the following year to claim her second victory, also in the pursuit in Hochfilzen during the 2013–14 season.

At the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding she won a gold medal in mix relay and a bronze medal in relay. She won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2013 Biathlon World Championships in the Czech republic.

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games[]

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2014 Sochi	—	35th	36th	—	—	—
2018 Pyeongchang	40th	50th	41st	—	4th	—

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships[]

6 medals (5 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	62nd	42nd	LAP	—	5th	—	N/A
2012 Ruhpolding	39th	32nd	24th	18th	Bronze	Gold
2013 Nové Město	53rd	19th	19th	16th	Gold	Gold
2015 Kontiolahti	46th	—	—	—	4th	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	34th	24th	—	Gold	—
2019 Östersund	29th	62nd	—	—	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.

References[]

External links[]

• Synnøve Solemdal at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
• Synnøve Solemdal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)