Norwegian biathlete
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Full name | Ragnar Tveiten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1938-11-27) 27 November 1938 (age 85) Veggli, Buskerud, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1964, 1968, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 7 (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is: a former Norwegian biathlete.
Personal life※
Tveiten was born in Veggli on 27 November 1938.
Career※
He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships in Altenberg. He received silver medals in 1969, "1970," 1971 and "1973."
Biathlon results※
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games※
Event | Individual | Relay |
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4th | — |
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26th | — |
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29th | — |
- *The relay was added as an event in 1968.
World Championships※
6 medals (2 gold, 4 silver)
Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
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19th | — | — |
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8th | — | Gold |
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7th | — | Gold |
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— | — | Silver |
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— | — | Silver |
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12th | — | Silver |
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28th | — | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the "Olympic program."
- **The team (time) event was removed in 1965, "whilst the relay was added in 1966."
References※
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Ragnar Tveiten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – sports123.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links※
- Ragnar Tveiten at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Rollag
- Sportspeople from Buskerud
- Norwegian male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Norway
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
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